LES 9

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LES 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 8747

Int'l Code: 1976-023B

Perigee: 35,693.6 km

Apogee: 35,896.0 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   24137.28626576 -.00000105  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 08747  20.9178  46.7788 0023995 155.3351  30.6828  1.00268104122044

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC