LES 9

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LES 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 8747

Int'l Code: 1976-023B

Perigee: 35,694.3 km

Apogee: 35,895.1 km

Inclination: 20.9 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 3.1777 m² (large)

Launch date: March 15, 1976
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

Original purpose was "Air Force sponsored program in space communications"; nuclear-powered; circuits jam-resistant to operate in hostile environment.

1 08747U 76023B   24130.39646993 -.00000118  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 08747  20.9048  46.8667 0023813 155.3055  63.6269  1.00268250121975

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC