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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
12 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, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
2.168 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 LES 6
1 03431U 68081D   25199.45461333 -.00000002  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 03431   1.0918  13.2221 0007419 325.2443   5.4782  1.00194383117438
Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:54:38.591Z)
Latitude
-0.54923°
Longitude
-116.20509°
Altitude
35,776.734 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 55m 50s
True Declination
0° 32' 55"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.444°
Longitude
69.88969°
Altitude
35,838.347 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 14m 22s
Apparent Declination
-5° 42' 48"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:05:14
Azimuth
197.399° SSW
Elevation
42.888°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,840.676 km
Perigee altitude
35,778.078 km
Semi-major axis
42,187.514 km
Eccentricity
0.00074
Inclination
1.0918°
RAAN
13.2221°
Arg. of periapsis
325.2443°
True anomaly
5.48632°
Mean anomaly
5.4782°
Eccentric anomaly
5.48226°
Mean motion
0.25048 °/min
Orbital period
1,437.26 mins
BSTAR
0
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