LES 5, 2866
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LES 5, 2866 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 01 Jul 1967 UTC via a TITAN IIIC 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
MIT-LL
Mission
Partially operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
LES, Unknown motor
Mass
102 kg wet, 102 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
2.168 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 LES 5
1 02866U 67066E 25241.83728527 -.00000073 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 02866 1.9530 106.6657 0052456 194.4955 102.1891 1.09425504127846Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:05:41.447Z)
Latitude
-1.75528°
Longitude
124.24389°
Altitude
33,445.189 km
Speed
3.162 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 55m 47s
True Declination
-1° 45' 12"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:40:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
33,610.873 km
Perigee altitude
33,193.529 km
Semi-major axis
39,780.338 km
Eccentricity
0.00525
Inclination
1.953°
RAAN
106.6657°
Arg. of periapsis
194.4955°
True anomaly
102.77583°
Mean anomaly
102.1891°
Eccentric anomaly
102.48255°
Mean motion
0.27355 °/min
Orbital period
1,316.02 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 1967 (1967-07-01 UTC)
LES 5 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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| 221 mins | 2025-08-31 20:21:50.372Z | 253.525° W | 2025-09-01 00:02:50.372Z | 251.435° W | 14.183° | 2025-09-01 00:02:50.372Z | 251.435° W |
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