United States Air ForceTitan IIIASpace Launch Complex 20, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
LES 2
Launched
May 6, 1965
Summary
LES 2 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIA from Space Launch Complex 20, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 6, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 255th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 432nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan IIIA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Titan 3A Ballast, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 2,791 × 3,753 km orbit inclined 32.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIA · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 4th Titan IIIA flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 255th launch24th this yearhumanity's 432nd orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Titan 3A Ballast · NORAD 1359 · 1965-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TITAN 3A TRANSTAGE R/B
- Object ID
- 1965-034A
- Epoch
- 1965-05-07 03:33:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 9.16818719 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0499102
- Inclination
- 32.0554°
- Ascending node
- 247.6201°
- Arg. of perigee
- 292.933°
- Mean anomaly
- 61.8833°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Titan 3A Ballast · NORAD 1359 · in orbit
- LES 2 · NORAD 1360 · in orbit
- LCS 1 · NORAD 1361 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 20, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 20, 2nd this year · 139th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did LES 2 launch?
LES 2 launched on May 6, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LES 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched LES 2?
Titan IIIA, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIA spec sheet
Where did LES 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 20, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did LES 2 reach?
Titan 3A Ballast, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 2,791 × 3,753 km orbit inclined 32.1°.
How many satellites did LES 2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).