LES 9

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LES 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 8747

Int'l Code: 1976-023B

Perigee: 35,689.3 km

Apogee: 35,895.5 km

Inclination: 21.7 °

Period: 1,436.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42163 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   25165.26312642 -.00000091  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 08747  21.6750  41.7410 0024457 169.3570  38.8804  1.00276588125982

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC