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LES 8, 8746

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LES 8, 8746 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 15 Mar 1976 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

8746, 1976-023A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Non-operational Defense Com/Tech

Bus & Motor

LES, Unknown motor

Mass

420 kg wet, 366 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-03-15 (49 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + Cyl + 1 Ant, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

4.285 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 LES 8
1 08746U 76023A   25128.29022814 -.00000108  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 08746  21.6456  42.2022 0032875 145.0805  38.6880  1.00278080125626

Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:57:55.711Z)

Latitude

-1.50213°

Longitude

-104.89912°

Altitude

35,676.152 km

Speed

3.083 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 47s

True Declination

-1° 30' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-19.22736°

Longitude

9.93848°

Altitude

35,911 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 44m 21s

Apparent Declination

-27° 10' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:34:22

Azimuth

177.59° S

Elevation

22.873°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,924.301 km

Perigee altitude

35,647.074 km

Semi-major axis

42,163.825 km

Eccentricity

0.0032875

Inclination

21.6456°

RAAN

42.2022°

Arg. of periapsis

145.0805°

True anomaly

38.92424°

Mean anomaly

38.688°

Eccentric anomaly

38.80604°

Mean motion

0.25069 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.05 mins

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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 1976 (1976-03-15 UTC)

LES 9, 8747

SOLRAD 11A, 8748

SOLRAD 11B, 8749

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 8750 (Decayed)

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 8751

SOLRAD 11A/B PKM, 8752

SOLRAD 11A/B AKM, 8753

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 8832

LES 8 9/SOL 11A B DEB *, 13753

LES 8 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.
1440 mins	2025-05-09 14:24:13.867Z	177.591° S	2025-05-10 00:40:13.867Z	179.85° S	42.951°	2025-05-10 14:24:13.867Z	177.525° S

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