LES 8

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General

Designation	08746 / 76023A
Launch date	15 Mar 1976
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Military: telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Titan 3 #93
Mass at launch	450 kg

LES 8 & 9 were placed in geostationary orbit with 90° between each other. Equipped with a radio isotropic 238 plutonium generator, they could communicate without the help of a ground station.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 15 Mar 1976		?
Mar 1995		94.5°W, inclined
Jan 1996		103°W, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	1998?
Cause

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