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Lincoln Experimental Satellite 3
Former American communications satellite. Lincoln Experimental Satellite 3 was launched on December 21, 1965 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 6, 1968).
COSPAR 1965-108DNORAD 1941United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- LES 3
- Common name
- Lincoln Experimental Satellite 3
- International designator
- 1965-108D
- NORAD catalog number
- 1941
- GCAT identifier
- S01941
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.130
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- LES
- Owner
- USAF SSD
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lincoln Labs, Mass. Inst of Technology
- Platform (bus)
- LES
Launch
- Date
- December 21, 1965 · 14:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-108Success
- Rocket
- Titan IIIC
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO
- Perigee
- 190 km
- Apogee
- 32,807 km
- Inclination
- 26.70°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- April 6, 1968
- Last known active
- Apr 6, 1968
- End of operations
- Apr 6, 1968
Size
- Mass
- 16 kg
- Dry mass
- 16 kg
- Length
- 0.6 m
- Diameter
- 0.60 m
- Span
- 0.6 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28697186 (CC0).