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SOLRAD 7B, 1291

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SOLRAD 7B, 1291 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
1291, 1965-016D
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Defense Science
Bus & Motor
NRL 24", Unknown motor
Mass
47 kg wet, 47 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-03-09 (61 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR SLV-2 AGENA D
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Sphere + 1 Ant, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
0.248 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7B
1 01291U 65016D   25258.62207362  .00000007  00000-0  44080-4 0  9998
2 01291  70.0773  99.9781 0018731 125.5268 234.7588 13.94926271 78412
Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:55:47.16Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-118.7925°
Altitude
921.631 km
Speed
7.387 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 39m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:14:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
923.104 km
Perigee altitude
895.804 km
Semi-major axis
7,287.591 km
Eccentricity
0.00187
Inclination
70.0773°
RAAN
99.9781°
Arg. of periapsis
125.5268°
True anomaly
234.58373°
Mean anomaly
234.7588°
Eccentric anomaly
234.67124°
Mean motion
3.48873 °/min
Orbital period
103.19 mins
BSTAR
0.00004408
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