Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42092
COSPAR ID	1968-114U
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.657°
Eccentricity	0.00382
RA ascending node	16.358 hr
Argument perigee	212.948°
Mean anomaly	146.922°
Orbital period	114.211 min
Epoch of osculation	14 May 2026, 14:11

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1396.9 km
Mean Altitude	1426.7 km
Peak Altitude	1456.5 km

Launched alongside

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