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	101.656°
Eccentricity	0.00373
RA ascending node	7.066 hr
Argument perigee	146.309°
Mean anomaly	214.036°
Orbital period	114.227 min
Epoch of osculation	25 Dec 2025, 12:47

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1398.3 km
Mean Altitude	1427.4 km
Peak Altitude	1456.5 km

Launched alongside

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