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
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
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, 1.25 m
Radar Cross Section
1.292 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A 25181.87416722 -.00000041 00000-0 39413-4 0 9995
2 06920 102.2883 187.3984 0006856 53.1346 15.7506 12.40383360338345Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:58:48.047Z)
Latitude
65.81344°
Longitude
-75.33545°
Altitude
1,510.954 km
Speed
7.118 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 34m 10s
True Declination
65° 41' 49"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.01611°
Longitude
151.98365°
Altitude
1,512.069 km
Speed
7.115 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 15m 43s
Apparent Declination
17° 20' 28"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:34:51
Azimuth
36.658° NE
Elevation
-24.208°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)
NOAA 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 15 mins | 2025-07-01 12:43:58.638Z | 30.175° NE | 2025-07-01 12:50:58.638Z | 96.325° ESE | 37.978° | 2025-07-01 12:58:58.638Z | 175.934° S |
| 13 mins | 2025-07-01 14:38:58.638Z | 357.479° N | 2025-07-01 14:44:58.638Z | 298.666° NW | 31.639° | 2025-07-01 14:51:58.638Z | 239.02° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-01 21:59:58.638Z | 77.138° E | 2025-07-01 22:03:58.638Z | 45.489° ENE | 17.059° | 2025-07-01 22:07:58.638Z | 15.137° NNE |
| 15 mins | 2025-07-01 23:48:58.638Z | 150.39° SSE | 2025-07-01 23:55:58.638Z | 77.995° E | 44.03° | 2025-07-02 00:03:58.638Z | 345.668° N |
| 11 mins | 2025-07-02 01:45:58.638Z | 226.109° WSW | 2025-07-02 01:50:58.638Z | 268.858° W | 21.357° | 2025-07-02 01:56:58.638Z | 314.776° NW |
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