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NATO 2A, 4353

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NATO 2A, 4353 is a payload satellite owned by NATO (NATO) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 20 Mar 1970 UTC via a THOR DELTA M launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

4353, 1970-021A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (Unknown / NATO)

Manufacturer

Philco-Ford

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

SKYNET, STAR 17A

Mass

243 kg wet, ~107 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1970-03-20 (55 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA M

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

1.131 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 NATO 2A
1 04353U 70021A   25183.61638288 -.00000055  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 04353   1.2535 285.6756 0002272 265.6675 202.5295  1.00265366122269

Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:47:35.48Z)

Latitude

1.19837°

Longitude

-108.91828°

Altitude

35,796.553 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 15m 29s

True Declination

1° 11' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.24951°

Longitude

-131.14224°

Altitude

35,797.26 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 44m 35s

Apparent Declination

-4° 49' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:01:52

Azimuth

186.103° SSW

Elevation

45.074°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.045 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.884 km

Semi-major axis

42,167.601 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

1.2535°

RAAN

285.6756°

Arg. of periapsis

265.6675°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

202.5295°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25065 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.24 mins

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Other satellites on launch #21 in the year 1970 (1970-03-20 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B, 4354

DELTA 1 DEB, 5975

NATO 2A Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-07-03 13:15:05.014Z	186.1° SSW	2025-07-03 13:44:05.014Z	186.104° SSW	35.294°	2025-07-04 13:15:05.014Z	186.14° SSW

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