LES 2 (Lincoln Experimental Satellite 2) and LCS 1 calibration sphere, experimental military communications payloads on the fourth and final Titan IIIA. Launched from Cape Canaveral LC-20 on 6 May 1965, LES 2 reached its planned elliptical orbit with an X-band transponder for SHF communications tests.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 338 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 4 Titan IIIA flights
- Date and time
- 6 May 1965, 15:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan IIIA
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 20, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1965-034
- Launches in 1965
- 39th of 124
See it in orbit
Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.
Object pages on Space Atlas: LCS 1
View satellites in Space Atlas