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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). 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 5 details

Identifier	2866, 1967-066E
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	17 hours ago
Origin	SAMSO (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 17 hours ago

0 LES 5
1 02866U 67066E   24364.89532605 -.00000064  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 02866   1.4312 119.5648 0057204 177.9035 160.4783  1.09425628125182

Epoch: 2024-12-29T21:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-29T21:29:16.17Z)

Latitude	-0.49684°
Longitude	37.0233°
Altitude	33,616.183 km
Speed	3.148 km/s
True Right ascension	06h 32m 39s
True Declination	0° 29' 47"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-1.41425°
Longitude	-40.45521°
Altitude	33,373.018 km
Speed	3.168 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	01h 28m 46s
Apparent Declination	-6° 28' 26"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	14:18:03
Azimuth	21.566° NNE
Elevation	-54.775°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	33,629.731 km
Perigee altitude	33,174.613 km
Semi-major axis	39,780.309 km
Eccentricity	0.0057204
Inclination	1.4312°
RAAN	119.5648°
Arg. of periapsis	177.9035°
True anomaly	160.69588°
Mean anomaly	160.4783°
Eccentric anomaly	160.58724°
Mean motion	0.27355 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1316.02 mins