LES-5
LES-5 is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as United States in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in medium Earth orbit near 33,197 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 1316 minutes at an inclination of 2.9°. It was launched in 1967. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.
Orbital data
- NORAD ID
- 2866
- COSPAR ID
- 1967-066E
- Type
- Military
- Orbit
- MEO
- Perigee (lowest)
- 33,197 km
- Apogee (highest)
- 33,620 km
- Inclination
- 2.91°
- Orbital period
- 1316 min
- Launch year
- 1967
- Owner (CelesTrak)
- United States
Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.
Who operates it
Independent assessment
GCAT classes it as a military satellite for communications and records its mission as ended in May 1971 (17 Oct 2026).
Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.
About MEO orbit
Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.
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