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: 35,895.0 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   24118.35542380 -.00000100  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 08747  20.8818  47.0196 0023799 155.6687  36.6657  1.00268400121851

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC