LES 9

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LES 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 8747

Int'l Code: 1976-023B

Perigee: 35,705.0 km

Apogee: 35,884.5 km

Inclination: 19.0 °

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   21268.49827892 -.00000105  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 08747  18.9852  59.3983 0021284 124.2013 256.1909  1.00268280112382

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC