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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
6920, 1973-086A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related 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)
1973-11-06 (52 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DELTA 0300
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 3 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
1.292 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A   25260.91382775 -.00000021  00000-0  19248-3 0  9999
2 06920 102.2935 267.2200 0006160 266.5251 159.7475 12.40385906348146
Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:55:54.717Z)
Latitude
63.54985°
Longitude
-84.68283°
Altitude
1,520.259 km
Speed
7.109 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 05m 30s
True Declination
63° 25' 33"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:01:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,507.414 km
Perigee altitude
1,497.705 km
Semi-major axis
7,880.697 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
102.2935°
RAAN
267.22°
Arg. of periapsis
266.5251°
True anomaly
159.77192°
Mean anomaly
159.7475°
Eccentric anomaly
159.75971°
Mean motion
3.10239 °/min
Orbital period
116.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00019248
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