Spacecraft information: LES-9

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 8747
COSPAR ID 1976-023B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 22.037°
Eccentricity 0.00249
RA ascending node 2.618 hr
Argument perigee 178.887°
Mean anomaly 185.313°
Orbital period 1436.015 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Dec 2025, 03:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35687.3 km
Mean Altitude 35792.1 km
Peak Altitude 35897.0 km

Launched alongside

LES-8 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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