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LES-4

DecayedPayloadMEO

LES-4 is a United States payload satellite, launched on December 21, 1965 into MEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
December 21, 1965 at 02:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OV2-3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
2,070 km
Periapsis
127 km
Inclination
26.35°
Orbital period
107.24 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
51.54 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-108B
NORAD catalog №
1870
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
6.358 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 1, 1977

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 1, 1977
Time in service
11.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed