Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42094
COSPAR ID	1968-114W
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.595°
Eccentricity	0.01973
RA ascending node	21.474 hr
Argument perigee	180.414°
Mean anomaly	179.679°
Orbital period	116.382 min
Epoch of osculation	10 Mar 2026, 03:38

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1369.4 km
Mean Altitude	1525.2 km
Peak Altitude	1680.9 km

Launched alongside

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