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LES 1, 1002

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LES 1, 1002 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 11 Feb 1965 UTC via a TITAN IIIA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

1002, 1965-008C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

LES, STAR 13A

Mass

158 kg wet, 31 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-02-11 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIA

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Poly, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.411 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 LES 1
1 01002U 65008C   25221.21593345  .00000002  00000-0 -88058-3 0  9991
2 01002  32.1457  63.7511 0015742 227.0843 132.8333  9.88354633185326

Epoch: 2025-08-09T05:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T05:10:56.65Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

28.06025°

Altitude

2,802.565 km

Speed

6.588 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 15m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-27.00629°

Longitude

-27.67602°

Altitude

2,795.492 km

Speed

6.595 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 14m 32s

Apparent Declination

-32° 54' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:26:13

Azimuth

69.654° E

Elevation

-74.009°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,810.989 km

Perigee altitude

2,782.103 km

Semi-major axis

9,174.683 km

Eccentricity

0.00157

Inclination

32.1457°

RAAN

63.7511°

Arg. of periapsis

227.0843°

True anomaly

132.96541°

Mean anomaly

132.8333°

Eccentric anomaly

132.89937°

Mean motion

2.46977 °/min

Orbital period

145.76 mins

BSTAR

-0.00088058

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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 1965 (1965-02-11 UTC)

TITAN 3A TRANSTAGE R/B, 1001

TITAN 3A DEB (TRUSS), 1000

LES 1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
16 mins	2025-08-10 01:28:45.142Z	253.742° W	2025-08-10 01:36:45.142Z	221.442° SW	16.6°	2025-08-10 01:44:45.142Z	189.179° SSW
25 mins	2025-08-10 15:13:45.142Z	200.369° SSW	2025-08-10 15:25:45.142Z	147.36° SSE	28.306°	2025-08-10 15:38:45.142Z	90.821° ESE
29 mins	2025-08-10 17:48:45.142Z	238.619° WSW	2025-08-10 18:02:45.142Z	167.852° S	40.679°	2025-08-10 18:17:45.142Z	92.22° ESE
29 mins	2025-08-10 20:26:45.142Z	263.235° W	2025-08-10 20:40:45.142Z	189.009° SSW	41.784°	2025-08-10 20:55:45.142Z	112.837° SE
26 mins	2025-08-10 23:05:45.142Z	268.176° W	2025-08-10 23:17:45.142Z	211.563° SW	32.746°	2025-08-10 23:31:45.142Z	147.194° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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