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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
14 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
1.131 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 NATO 2A
1 04353U 70021A   25197.53624117 -.00000053  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 04353   1.2194 285.8795 0002501 266.9991 185.5645  1.00266185122400
Epoch: 2025-07-16T12:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T12:52:11.237Z)
Latitude
1.21067°
Longitude
-109.21735°
Altitude
35,797.962 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 13m 46s
True Declination
1° 12' 34"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.97229°
Longitude
105.54882°
Altitude
35,779.777 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 30m 41s
Apparent Declination
-7° 19' 02"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:49:10
Azimuth
186.229° SSW
Elevation
42.574°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.781 km
Perigee altitude
35,778.688 km
Semi-major axis
42,167.372 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
1.2194°
RAAN
285.8795°
Arg. of periapsis
266.9991°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
185.5645°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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