NOAA 3, 6920
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NOAA 3, 6920 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 06 Nov 1973 UTC via a DELTA 0300 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS M, Unknown motor
Mass
340 kg wet, 340 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 3 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
1.292 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A 25259.55443803 -.00000025 00000-0 15891-3 0 9991
2 06920 102.2934 265.8470 0006174 269.2287 209.3355 12.40385877347978Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:18:23.445Z)
Latitude
59.23223°
Longitude
-88.13313°
Altitude
1,519.037 km
Speed
7.109 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 08m 49s
True Declination
59° 05' 44"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:29:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,507.425 km
Perigee altitude
1,497.694 km
Semi-major axis
7,880.697 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
102.2934°
RAAN
265.847°
Arg. of periapsis
269.2287°
True anomaly
209.30086°
Mean anomaly
209.3355°
Eccentric anomaly
209.31818°
Mean motion
3.10239 °/min
Orbital period
116.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00015891
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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)
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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. |
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| 12 mins | 2025-09-16 22:30:43.918Z | 102.496° ESE | 2025-09-16 22:36:43.918Z | 56.324° ENE | 23.113° | 2025-09-16 22:42:43.918Z | 6.917° NNE |
| 15 mins | 2025-09-17 00:22:43.918Z | 166.105° S | 2025-09-17 00:29:43.918Z | 230.25° WSW | 44.432° | 2025-09-17 00:37:43.918Z | 339.196° N |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-17 02:22:43.918Z | 252.73° W | 2025-09-17 02:24:43.918Z | 267.871° W | 14.057° | 2025-09-17 02:28:43.918Z | 297.259° NW |
| 13 mins | 2025-09-17 12:33:43.918Z | 40.337° NE | 2025-09-17 12:39:43.918Z | 100.696° ESE | 32.422° | 2025-09-17 12:46:43.918Z | 163.743° S |
| 14 mins | 2025-09-17 14:26:43.918Z | 4.709° NNE | 2025-09-17 14:33:43.918Z | 294.326° NW | 36.776° | 2025-09-17 14:40:43.918Z | 229.421° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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