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	102.489°
Eccentricity	0.01163
RA ascending node	15.648 hr
Argument perigee	357.123°
Mean anomaly	2.918°
Orbital period	111.189 min
Epoch of osculation	21 Mar 2026, 06:24

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1199.4 km
Mean Altitude	1288.5 km
Peak Altitude	1377.6 km

Launched alongside

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