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	101.592°
Eccentricity	0.02044
RA ascending node	1.696 hr
Argument perigee	53.729°
Mean anomaly	308.247°
Orbital period	116.376 min
Epoch of osculation	15 May 2026, 22:28

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1363.5 km
Mean Altitude	1524.9 km
Peak Altitude	1686.3 km

Launched alongside

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