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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

Country

NATO

Related business

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (BE)

Manufacturer

Philco-Ford

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SKYNET, STAR 17A

Mass

243 kg wet, ~107 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1970-03-20 (56 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA M

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 NATO 2A
1 04353U 70021A   26140.58083650 -.00000094  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 04353   0.4947 305.7737 0001741 291.4086 104.6666  1.00281404125496

Epoch: 2026-05-20T13:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T13:56:24.273Z)

Latitude

0.30379°

Longitude

-105.4717°

Altitude

35,785.213 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 47m 28s

True Declination

0° 18' 13"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:14:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.31 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.628 km

Semi-major axis

42,163.106 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

0.4947°

RAAN

305.7737°

Arg. of periapsis

291.4086°

True anomaly

104.6859°

Mean anomaly

104.6666°

Eccentric anomaly

104.67625°

Mean motion

0.25069 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.01 mins

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 5975

DELTA 1 R/B, 4354

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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	2026-05-21 03:20:13.613Z	180.568° SSW	2026-05-21 17:31:13.613Z	180.507° SSW	34.982°	2026-05-22 03:20:13.613Z	180.511° SSW

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NATO 2A, 4353

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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