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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

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 NOAA 3
1  6920U 73086A   26033.52776576 -.00000035  00000-0  81348-4 0  9997
2  6920 102.2909  46.1653 0006416  14.4886 140.1274 12.40390767365209

Epoch: 2026-02-02T12:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T12:39:58.961Z)

Latitude

24.74433°

Longitude

-90.81743°

Altitude

1,511.492 km

Speed

7.11 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 27m 36s

True Declination

24° 37' 35"

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

22:56:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,507.595 km

Perigee altitude

1,497.483 km

Semi-major axis

7,880.676 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

102.2909°

RAAN

46.1653°

Arg. of periapsis

14.4886°

True anomaly

140.1745°

Mean anomaly

140.1274°

Eccentric anomaly

140.15096°

Mean motion

3.1024 °/min

Orbital period

116.04 mins

BSTAR

0.000081348

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 7208 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7201 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 42576

DELTA 1 DEB, 7062 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7070 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7078 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7067 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7125 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7090 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7087 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7089 (Decayed)

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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.
14 mins	2026-02-02 23:35:16.784Z	127.221° SE	2026-02-02 23:41:16.784Z	65.283° ENE	36.65°	2026-02-02 23:49:16.784Z	352.649° N
13 mins	2026-02-03 01:29:16.784Z	200.286° SSW	2026-02-03 01:35:16.784Z	259.533° W	32.444°	2026-02-03 01:42:16.784Z	324.198° NNW
6 mins	2026-02-03 11:47:16.784Z	69.982° E	2026-02-03 11:50:16.784Z	92.599° ESE	13.966°	2026-02-03 11:53:16.784Z	114.62° SE
15 mins	2026-02-03 13:38:16.784Z	21.917° NNE	2026-02-03 13:45:16.784Z	133.657° SE	44.362°	2026-02-03 13:53:16.784Z	194.519° SSW
11 mins	2026-02-03 15:33:16.784Z	347.135° N	2026-02-03 15:38:16.784Z	303.023° NW	23.156°	2026-02-03 15:44:16.784Z	257.103° W

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NOAA 3, 6920

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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Orbital elements

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

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