LES 9

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LES 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 8747

Int'l Code: 1976-023B

Perigee: 35,689.9 km

Apogee: 35,896.1 km

Inclination: 20.5 °

Period: 1,436.1 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   23269.43285539 -.00000119  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 08747  20.4567  49.7700 0024451 148.0004 220.1049  1.00274497119713

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC