Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42093
COSPAR ID	1968-114V
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	102.480°
Eccentricity	0.01276
RA ascending node	19.576 hr
Argument perigee	246.889°
Mean anomaly	111.871°
Orbital period	111.170 min
Epoch of osculation	12 May 2026, 04:07

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1189.9 km
Mean Altitude	1287.7 km
Peak Altitude	1385.4 km

Launched alongside

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