Spacecraft information: LES-8

Launch Details
Launched 14 March 1976
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 8746
COSPAR ID 1976-023A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 22.148°
Eccentricity 0.00323
RA ascending node 2.583 hr
Argument perigee 156.225°
Mean anomaly 325.793°
Orbital period 1436.113 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 08:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35657.8 km
Mean Altitude 35794.0 km
Peak Altitude 35930.3 km

Launched alongside

LES-9 SOLRAD 11A SOLRAD 11B TITAN 3C R/B(1) TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B SOLRAD 11A/B PKM SOLRAD 11A/B AKM TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1976-023 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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