LES 9

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LES 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 8747

Int'l Code: 1976-023B

Perigee: 35,698.6 km

Apogee: 35,887.9 km

Inclination: 19.6 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 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   22231.54075601 -.00000096  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 08747  19.6486  55.0249 0022457 132.8668 226.4051  1.00273532115663

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC