Satellites

Payload

LES-6

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

LES-6 is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 26, 1968 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 26, 1968 at 07:37 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OV2-5

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,809 km
Periapsis
35,735 km
Inclination
1.53°
Orbital period
1435.36 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
161.55 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-081D
NORAD catalog №
3431
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
3.1622 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational