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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

Country

Related business

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 (61 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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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 LES 1
1 01002U 65008C   25242.03749936  .00000004  00000-0 -53911-3 0  9995
2 01002  32.1490  14.4291 0015818 301.2667  58.6281  9.88354541187387

Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:53:59.944Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

22.45177°

Altitude

2,785.204 km

Speed

6.6 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 57m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:00:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,811.059 km

Perigee altitude

2,782.034 km

Semi-major axis

9,174.683 km

Eccentricity

0.00158

Inclination

32.149°

RAAN

14.4291°

Arg. of periapsis

301.2667°

True anomaly

58.78302°

Mean anomaly

58.6281°

Eccentric anomaly

58.70554°

Mean motion

2.46977 °/min

Orbital period

145.76 mins

BSTAR

-0.00053911

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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.
27 mins	2025-08-31 10:56:58.054Z	209.06° SW	2025-08-31 11:10:58.054Z	146.272° SSE	31.001°	2025-08-31 11:23:58.054Z	89.486° E
29 mins	2025-08-31 13:33:58.054Z	242.917° WSW	2025-08-31 13:47:58.054Z	165.835° S	41.405°	2025-08-31 14:02:58.054Z	93.965° ESE
30 mins	2025-08-31 16:10:58.054Z	266.197° W	2025-08-31 16:25:58.054Z	187.133° SSW	41.195°	2025-08-31 16:40:58.054Z	116.924° SE
25 mins	2025-08-31 18:50:58.054Z	266.772° W	2025-08-31 19:02:58.054Z	210.447° SW	30.239°	2025-08-31 19:15:58.054Z	153.526° SSE