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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
14 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)
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 14 hours ago
0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A   25181.56141001 -.00000041  00000-0  37894-4 0  9997
2 06920 102.2883 187.0826 0006863  53.6264  59.2534 12.40383371338301
Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:28:25.824Z)
Latitude
64.21328°
Longitude
-87.23737°
Altitude
1,513.082 km
Speed
7.116 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 14m 57s
True Declination
64° 05' 28"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
66.78607°
Longitude
-82.96792°
Altitude
1,513.416 km
Speed
7.116 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 35m 29s
Apparent Declination
21° 30' 35"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:37:40
Azimuth
0.581° NNE
Elevation
-28.572°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,507.979 km
Perigee altitude
1,497.161 km
Semi-major axis
7,880.707 km
Eccentricity
0.00069
Inclination
102.2883°
RAAN
187.0826°
Arg. of periapsis
53.6264°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
59.2534°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.10238 °/min
Orbital period
116.04 mins
BSTAR
0.000037894
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Max El.
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End Az.
16 mins2025-07-01 12:43:26.937Z28.734° NE2025-07-01 12:51:26.937Z106.674° ESE38.022°2025-07-01 12:59:26.937Z177.073° S
13 mins2025-07-01 14:38:26.937Z359.739° N2025-07-01 14:44:26.937Z306.44° NW31.562°2025-07-01 14:51:26.937Z240.955° WSW
8 mins2025-07-01 22:00:26.937Z73.899° E2025-07-01 22:03:26.937Z50.001° ENE17.071°2025-07-01 22:08:26.937Z12.304° NNE
15 mins2025-07-01 23:49:26.937Z149.924° SSE2025-07-01 23:56:26.937Z48.635° ENE43.942°2025-07-02 00:04:26.937Z345.38° N
11 mins2025-07-02 01:45:26.937Z222.865° SW2025-07-02 01:50:26.937Z263.672° W21.377°2025-07-02 01:56:26.937Z311.992° NW
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