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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

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

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, 1.25 m

Radar Cross Section

1.292 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 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 12.40383360338345

Epoch: 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

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.58908°

Longitude

-52.9884°

Altitude

1,503.33 km

Speed

7.118 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 11m 24s

Apparent Declination

0° 59' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:57:46

Azimuth

332.061° NNW

Elevation

-47.631°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,507.973 km

Perigee altitude

1,497.167 km

Semi-major axis

7,880.707 km

Eccentricity

0.00069

Inclination

102.2883°

RAAN

187.3984°

Arg. of periapsis

53.1346°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

15.7506°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10238 °/min

Orbital period

116.04 mins

BSTAR

0.000039413

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7047 (Decayed)

NOAA 3 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.
16 mins	2025-07-01 12:43:21.013Z	28.48° NE	2025-07-01 12:51:21.013Z	104.505° ESE	38.044°	2025-07-01 12:59:21.013Z	176.843° S
14 mins	2025-07-01 14:38:21.013Z	0.132° NNE	2025-07-01 14:44:21.013Z	307.881° NW	31.507°	2025-07-01 14:52:21.013Z	237.776° WSW
8 mins	2025-07-01 22:00:21.013Z	74.592° E	2025-07-01 22:03:21.013Z	50.845° ENE	17.053°	2025-07-01 22:08:21.013Z	12.883° NNE
15 mins	2025-07-01 23:49:21.013Z	150.027° SSE	2025-07-01 23:56:21.013Z	54.449° ENE	44.003°	2025-07-02 00:04:21.013Z	345.437° N
11 mins	2025-07-02 01:45:21.013Z	222.285° SW	2025-07-02 01:50:21.013Z	262.702° W	21.357°	2025-07-02 01:56:21.013Z	311.447° NW

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