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NORAD 2866

LES 5

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 21.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 2.9° from the equator, between 32,965 and 33,852 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About LES 5

LES 5 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jul 1, 1967 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 166°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

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

Lincoln Experimental Satellite 5 · former American communications satellite

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

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 9 days its lowest point went from 33,191 km to 33,189 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
33,20033,30033,40033,50033,600

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.