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LES 5, 2866

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LES 5, 2866 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 01 Jul 1967 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

2866, 1967-066E

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Partially operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

LES, Unknown motor

Mass

102 kg wet, 102 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-07-01 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.7 m

Radar Cross Section

2.168 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 LES 5
1 02866U 67066E   25191.54331358 -.00000097  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 02866   1.8448 108.8949 0051986 193.6271  87.8326  1.09426157127296

Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:02:22.293Z)

Latitude

-1.80707°

Longitude

-93.33653°

Altitude

33,394.446 km

Speed

3.166 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 03m 51s

True Declination

-1° 48' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.74845°

Longitude

93.40092°

Altitude

33,379.913 km

Speed

3.167 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 44m 52s

Apparent Declination

-4° 36' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:45:32

Azimuth

141.195° SSE

Elevation

37.703°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,608.844 km

Perigee altitude

33,195.242 km

Semi-major axis

39,780.18 km

Eccentricity

0.0052

Inclination

1.8448°

RAAN

108.8949°

Arg. of periapsis

193.6271°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

87.8326°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.27355 °/min

Orbital period

1,316.01 mins

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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 1967 (1967-07-01 UTC)

OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16), 2862

OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17), 2863

OPS 9333 (IDSCS 18), 2864

OPS 9334 (DATS), 2865

DODGE 1, 2867

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2868

LES 5 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	2025-07-11 00:29:18.456Z	141.208° SSE	2025-07-11 00:29:18.456Z	141.208° SSE	31.441°	2025-07-12 00:29:18.456Z	109.892° ESE

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