Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42091
COSPAR ID	1968-114T
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.470°
Eccentricity	0.00360
RA ascending node	0.697 hr
Argument perigee	213.892°
Mean anomaly	268.215°
Orbital period	115.460 min
Epoch of osculation	27 Jan 2026, 18:53

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1455.1 km
Mean Altitude	1483.4 km
Peak Altitude	1511.7 km

Launched alongside

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