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NORAD 1002

LES 1

In orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 2.4 hours, on an orbit tilted 32.1° from the equator, between 2,786 and 2,807 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About LES 1

LES 1 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Feb 11, 1965 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It circles Earth every 146 minutes (9.9 times a day), between 2,780 and 2,808 km up, on an orbit tilted 32.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 32° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Lincoln Experimental Satellite 1 · American communications satellite which stopped transmitting in 1967, but resumed c. 2012

Operated by
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, United States Air Force
Built by
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Mass
31 kg

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