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LES-9
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
March 15, 1976 at 01:25 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,885 km
Periapsis
35,688 km
Inclination
22.35°
Orbital period
1436.08 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1976-023B
NORAD catalog №
8747
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
3.0455 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational