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
Orbit
Last TLE update
15 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.168 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 LES 6
1 03431U 68081D 25181.61717289 -.00000040 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 03431 1.0816 11.2117 0007685 328.9334 49.7831 1.00192292117265Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:48:43.737Z)
Latitude
0.35169°
Longitude
-111.10027°
Altitude
35,787.568 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 00m 01s
True Declination
0° 21' 05"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.94363°
Longitude
109.21509°
Altitude
35,808.258 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 37m 58s
Apparent Declination
-7° 16' 37"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:06:32
Azimuth
189.606° SSW
Elevation
42.348°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1968 (1968-09-26 UTC)
LES 6 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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| 1440 mins | 2025-07-01 05:28:54.608Z | 189.602° SSW | 2025-07-01 19:40:54.608Z | 190.023° SSW | 35.073° | 2025-07-02 05:28:54.608Z | 190.034° SSW |
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