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LCS 1 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 1361)
Track LCS 1 (NORAD catalog number 1361) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It is object C of 1965's 34th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 1965-034C).
Moving at about 6.60 km/s, LCS 1 operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 2,785–2,805 km altitude, taking about 2.4 hours per revolution (9.89 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0011). Its 32.1° inclination keeps its ground track over the tropics and lower mid-latitudes. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 342.1°. Earth's equatorial bulge drifts that plane westward about 2.37° per day.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~2,785 km × 2,805 km |
| Inclination | 32.15° |
| Orbital period | 145.6 min (9.89 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00114 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 1965-034C |
| NORAD catalog number | 1361 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
LCS 1 is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see LCS 1 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude LCS 1 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of LCS 1 in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- TEMPSAT 1 (NORAD 1512)
- CALSPHERE 4A (NORAD 1520)
- CALSPHERE 2 (NORAD 902)
- CALSPHERE 1 (NORAD 900)
- OPS 5712 (P/L 160) (NORAD 2826)
- LES-5 (NORAD 2866)
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