Norad ID: 8746
| Spacetrack Directory Name | LES 8 |
| Follow LES 8 | LES 8 Tracker |
| Pass predictions LES 8 | Pass predictions LES 8 |
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| Days in orbit | 18440 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 35672 km |
| Apogee | 35902 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 22.54° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Height LES 8 | 35788.6 km |
LES 8, 8746 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 15 Mar 1976 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite LES 8 Date of exalting 15.03.1976y. Average height of ISS LES 8 hundred 35788.6 km. Average velocity LES 8 is 11068.86 km/h. Inclination LES 8 satellite 22.52°.