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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). 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

8746, 1976-023A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

LES, Unknown motor

Mass

420 kg wet, 366 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-03-15 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

BOX + ANT, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 LES 8
1  8746U 76023A   26221.55513046 -.00000117  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2  8746  22.4883  36.3430 0032186 160.0562 215.5053  1.00268243130228

Epoch: 2026-08-09T13:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-09T13:19:23.271Z)

Latitude

5.79593°

Longitude

-107.33673°

Altitude

35,896.675 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 22m 14s

True Declination

5° 47' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:39:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,924.146 km

Perigee altitude

35,652.712 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.566 km

Eccentricity

0.00322

Inclination

22.4883°

RAAN

36.343°

Arg. of periapsis

160.0562°

True anomaly

215.29179°

Mean anomaly

215.5053°

Eccentric anomaly

215.39848°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.19 mins

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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 1976 (1976-03-15 UTC)

LES 9, 8747

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 8832

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 8750 (Decayed)

SOLRAD 11A/B PKM, 8752

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 8751

LES 8 9/SOL 11A B DEB *, 13753

SOLRAD 11B, 8749

SOLRAD 11A, 8748

SOLRAD 11A/B AKM, 8753

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LES 8 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	2026-08-09 23:26:35.848Z	179.877° S	2026-08-10 18:19:35.848Z	183.48° SSW	43.129°	2026-08-10 23:26:35.848Z	180.015° SSW

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LES 8, 8746

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-09T13:19:23.271Z)

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