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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

11 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, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.411 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 LES 1
1 01002U 65008C   25184.92989403 -.00000003  00000-0 -14264-2 0  9990
2 01002  32.1393 149.7109 0015347  95.9667 264.2579  9.88354922181734

Epoch: 2025-07-03T22:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T22:19:02.844Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-107.24057°

Altitude

2,794.166 km

Speed

6.594 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 58m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.70649°

Longitude

98.13008°

Altitude

2,801.563 km

Speed

6.589 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 42m 36s

Apparent Declination

-49° 07' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:16:16

Azimuth

141.2° SSE

Elevation

-16.606°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,810.625 km

Perigee altitude

2,782.464 km

Semi-major axis

9,174.682 km

Eccentricity

0.00153

Inclination

32.1393°

RAAN

149.7109°

Arg. of periapsis

95.9667°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

264.2579°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.46977 °/min

Orbital period

145.76 mins

BSTAR

-0.0014264

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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.
21 mins	2025-07-04 22:38:09.284Z	184.673° SSW	2025-07-04 22:48:09.284Z	142.746° SSE	21.681°	2025-07-04 22:59:09.284Z	96.816° ESE
28 mins	2025-07-05 01:11:09.284Z	227.829° WSW	2025-07-05 01:25:09.284Z	157.086° SSE	38.181°	2025-07-05 01:39:09.284Z	89.808° E
30 mins	2025-07-05 03:48:09.284Z	257.557° W	2025-07-05 04:02:09.284Z	188.945° SSW	42.235°	2025-07-05 04:18:09.284Z	104.076° ESE
27 mins	2025-07-05 06:27:09.284Z	268.989° W	2025-07-05 06:40:09.284Z	203.32° SW	37.026°	2025-07-05 06:54:09.284Z	135.606° SSE
18 mins	2025-07-05 09:08:09.284Z	255.667° W	2025-07-05 09:16:09.284Z	222.162° SW	19.242°	2025-07-05 09:26:09.284Z	180.793° SSW

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