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LES 2, 1360

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LES 2, 1360 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 06 May 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

1360, 1965-034B

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

LES, STAR 13A

Mass

37 kg wet, 37 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-05-06 (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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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 LES 2
1 01360U 65034B   25241.12262071 -.00000022  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 01360  32.0839 191.8227 3959690 154.0779 232.7735  4.64830187 24287

Epoch: 2025-08-29T02:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T02:56:34.429Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

170.09053°

Altitude

13,480.544 km

Speed

3.724 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 47m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

17:26:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

14,796.222 km

Perigee altitude

2,783.936 km

Semi-major axis

15,168.216 km

Eccentricity

0.39597

Inclination

32.0839°

RAAN

191.8227°

Arg. of periapsis

154.0779°

True anomaly

205.95474°

Mean anomaly

232.7735°

Eccentric anomaly

218.61476°

Mean motion

1.16183 °/min

Orbital period

309.86 mins

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LES 2 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.
75 mins	2025-08-31 01:48:42.265Z	254.05° W	2025-08-31 02:46:42.265Z	178.458° S	43.576°	2025-08-31 03:03:42.265Z	100.242° ESE
19 mins	2025-08-31 08:10:42.265Z	265.121° W	2025-08-31 08:20:42.265Z	220.335° SW	20.592°	2025-08-31 08:29:42.265Z	176.027° S
144 mins	2025-08-31 21:03:42.265Z	211.191° SW	2025-08-31 22:55:42.265Z	152.642° SSE	39.727°	2025-08-31 23:27:42.265Z	82.697° E