LES 9, 8747
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LES 9, 8747 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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LES 9 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | GEO |
Last TLE update | 22 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | MIT-LL |
Mission | Non-operational Defense Com/Tech |
Bus & Motor | LES, Unknown motor |
Mass | 420 kg wet, 366 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 22 hours ago
0 LES 9
1 8747U 76023B 25046.55576767 -.00000086 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 8747 21.4494 43.2513 0024585 167.7452 26.5916 1.00272781124785
Epoch: 2025-02-15T13:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-15T13:20:18.326Z)
Latitude | -5.23666° |
Longitude | -109.11009° |
Altitude | 35,694.6 km |
Speed | 3.081 km/s |
True Right ascension | 15h 47m 04s |
True Declination | -5° 13' 53" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 4.37185° |
Longitude | -133.82789° |
Altitude | 35,682.046 km |
Speed | 3.082 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 14h 06m 57s |
Apparent Declination | -1° 20' 32" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 14:17:35 |
Azimuth | 184.025° SSW |
Elevation | 48.67° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 35,890.84 km |
Perigee altitude | 35,683.513 km |
Semi-major axis | 42,165.314 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0024585 |
Inclination | 21.4494° |
RAAN | 43.2513° |
Arg. of periapsis | 167.7452° |
True anomaly | 26.71805° |
Mean anomaly | 26.5916° |
Eccentric anomaly | 26.65479° |
Mean motion | 0.25067 °/min |
BSTAR | Unknown |
Orbital period | 1436.13 mins |
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LES 9 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 | 2025-02-16 11:31:12.735Z | 184.024° SSW | 2025-02-17 06:25:12.735Z | 189.609° SSW | 42.851° | 2025-02-17 11:31:12.735Z | 184.095° SSW |
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