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 spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS M, Unknown motor
Mass
340 kg wet, 340 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
BOX + 2 PAN, 2.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A 26208.54425608 -.00000017 00000-0 21518-3 0 9992
2 06920 102.2845 222.8544 0006849 54.2121 100.3325 12.40395786386905Epoch: 2026-07-27T13:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T13:03:43.725Z)
Latitude
24.78531°
Longitude
-92.56167°
Altitude
1,508.565 km
Speed
7.112 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 14m 23s
True Declination
24° 40' 02"
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
08:42:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,507.915 km
Perigee altitude
1,497.12 km
Semi-major axis
7,880.654 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
102.2845°
RAAN
222.8544°
Arg. of periapsis
54.2121°
True anomaly
100.4097°
Mean anomaly
100.3325°
Eccentric anomaly
100.3711°
Mean motion
3.10241 °/min
Orbital period
116.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00021518
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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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| 13 mins | 2026-07-28 23:13:43.695Z | 108.682° ESE | 2026-07-28 23:19:43.695Z | 60.137° ENE | 26.237° | 2026-07-28 23:26:43.695Z | 1.635° NNE |
| 15 mins | 2026-07-29 01:06:43.695Z | 175.066° S | 2026-07-29 01:13:43.695Z | 270.328° WNW | 42.523° | 2026-07-29 01:21:43.695Z | 336.924° NNW |
| 14 mins | 2026-07-29 13:16:43.695Z | 35.205° NE | 2026-07-29 13:22:43.695Z | 96.383° ESE | 36.295° | 2026-07-29 13:30:43.695Z | 172.785° S |
| 13 mins | 2026-07-29 15:10:43.695Z | 358.954° N | 2026-07-29 15:16:43.695Z | 298.944° NW | 33.271° | 2026-07-29 15:23:43.695Z | 236.418° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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