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LES 6, 3431

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LES 6, 3431 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 26 Sep 1968 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
3431, 1968-081D
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
MIT-LL
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
LES, Unknown motor
Mass
169 kg wet, ~149 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1968-09-26 (57 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN IIIC
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.168 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 LES 6
1 03431U 68081D   25181.54581303 -.00000041  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 03431   1.0816  11.1965 0007686 328.9629  24.0295  1.00192292117252
Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:05:58.245Z)
Latitude
-0.1369°
Longitude
-111.10627°
Altitude
35,778.91 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 16m 57s
True Declination
0° 08' 12"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.03588°
Longitude
77.87398°
Altitude
35,835.425 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 49m 37s
Apparent Declination
-6° 15' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:17:46
Azimuth
189.647° SSW
Elevation
43.369°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,842.39 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.538 km
Semi-major axis
42,188.101 km
Eccentricity
0.00077
Inclination
1.0816°
RAAN
11.1965°
Arg. of periapsis
328.9629°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
24.0295°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25047 °/min
Orbital period
1,437.29 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-01 01:40:46.241Z189.643° SSW2025-07-01 19:40:46.241Z190.022° SSW35.073°2025-07-02 01:40:46.241Z190.083° SSW
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