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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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LES 1 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | MIT-LL |
Mission | Defense Communications |
Bus & Motor | LES, STAR 13A |
Mass | 158 kg wet, 31 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Poly, 0.6 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.411 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 LES 1
1 01002U 65008C 25047.46703437 .00000006 00000-0 -30235-3 0 9997
2 01002 32.1423 115.3520 0015250 319.6737 40.2629 9.88354599168138
Epoch: 2025-02-16T11:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-16T11:12:31.769Z)
Latitude | -0.00001° |
Longitude | 160.51993° |
Altitude | 2,782.075 km |
Speed | 6.602 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 41m 24s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 15.21682° |
Longitude | -46.31247° |
Altitude | 2,805.902 km |
Speed | 6.586 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 16h 56m 31s |
Apparent Declination | -7° 20' 48" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 03:09:39 |
Azimuth | 316.529° NNW |
Elevation | -49.599° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 2,810.538 km |
Perigee altitude | 2,782.555 km |
Semi-major axis | 9,174.684 km |
Eccentricity | 0.001525 |
Inclination | 32.1423° |
RAAN | 115.352° |
Arg. of periapsis | 319.6737° |
True anomaly | 40.37601° |
Mean anomaly | 40.2629° |
Eccentric anomaly | 40.31944° |
Mean motion | 2.46977 °/min |
BSTAR | -0.00030235 |
Orbital period | 145.76 mins |
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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, 1002 |
LES 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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4 mins | 2025-02-17 04:18:10.153Z | 142.828° SSE | 2025-02-17 04:20:10.153Z | 135.149° SSE | 10.613° | 2025-02-17 04:22:10.153Z | 127.476° SE |
26 mins | 2025-02-17 06:44:10.153Z | 207.199° SW | 2025-02-17 06:56:10.153Z | 150.401° SSE | 31.72° | 2025-02-17 07:10:10.153Z | 88.48° E |
30 mins | 2025-02-17 09:19:10.153Z | 244.756° WSW | 2025-02-17 09:33:10.153Z | 174.556° S | 41.548° | 2025-02-17 09:49:10.153Z | 94.236° ESE |
29 mins | 2025-02-17 11:57:10.153Z | 266.281° W | 2025-02-17 12:11:10.153Z | 195.275° SSW | 41.004° | 2025-02-17 12:26:10.153Z | 118.72° SE |
25 mins | 2025-02-17 14:36:10.153Z | 267.857° W | 2025-02-17 14:48:10.153Z | 214.18° SW | 29.463° | 2025-02-17 15:01:10.153Z | 156.056° SSE |
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