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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
MIT-LL
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
LES, Unknown motor
Mass
169 kg wet, ~149 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
CYL, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 LES 6
1 03431U 68081D 26312.22734929 -.00000130 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 03431 1.8161 46.4772 0008750 282.7418 60.3697 1.00351397122221Epoch: 2026-11-08T05:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-08T05:27:22.978Z)
Latitude
-0.50513°
Longitude
-99.61107°
Altitude
35,745.606 km
Speed
3.077 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 58m 37s
True Declination
0° 30' 17"
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
20:06:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,802.236 km
Perigee altitude
35,728.485 km
Semi-major axis
42,143.498 km
Eccentricity
0.00088
Inclination
1.8161°
RAAN
46.4772°
Arg. of periapsis
282.7418°
True anomaly
60.4569°
Mean anomaly
60.3697°
Eccentric anomaly
60.4133°
Mean motion
0.25087 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.01 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1968 (1968-09-26 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.LES 6 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-11-08 23:54:39.442Z | 171.626° S | 2026-11-09 12:30:39.442Z | 170.641° S | 45.464° | 2026-11-09 23:54:39.442Z | 171.199° S |
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