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LES 8, 8746

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LES 8, 8746 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 8 details

Identifier	8746, 1976-023A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	SAMSO (US)
Manufacturer	MIT-LL
Mission	Non-operational Defense Com/Tech
Bus & Motor	LES, Unknown motor
Mass	420 kg wet, 366 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1976-03-15 (49 years ago)
Launch vehicle	TITAN IIIC
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
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 1 day ago

0 LES 8
1 08746U 76023A   25035.01969049 -.00000102  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 08746  21.4658  43.3898 0032870 143.7822 207.7801  1.00277746124685

Epoch: 2025-02-04T00:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T00:28:21.258Z)

Latitude	-3.15754°
Longitude	-106.15442°
Altitude	35,907.406 km
Speed	3.066 km/s
True Right ascension	02h 21m 27s
True Declination	-3° 09' 16"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	21.47977°
Longitude	-7.17701°
Altitude	35,700.344 km
Speed	3.081 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	08h 56m 25s
Apparent Declination	18° 17' 13"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	09:03:58
Azimuth	184.858° SSW
Elevation	68.309°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,924.377 km
Perigee altitude	35,647.192 km
Semi-major axis	42,163.922 km
Eccentricity	0.003287
Inclination	21.4658°
RAAN	43.3898°
Arg. of periapsis	143.7822°
True anomaly	207.60518°
Mean anomaly	207.7801°
Eccentric anomaly	207.69258°
Mean motion	0.25069 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.05 mins