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NORAD 8746

LES 8

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 22.6° from the equator, between 35,680 and 35,904 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About LES 8

LES 8 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Mar 15, 1976 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 105°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 8 · former American communications satellite

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

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 18 days its lowest point went from 35,651 km to 35,652 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)
35,70035,80035,900

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