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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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NOAA 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 11 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 11 hours ago
0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A 25018.48232279 -.00000040 00000-0 48340-4 0 9992
2 06920 102.2881 22.4214 0006472 350.6255 133.1094 12.40377450318085Epoch: 2025-01-18T11:34Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-18T11:34:32.689Z)
| Latitude | 54.39124° |
| Longitude | -71.72824° |
| Altitude | 1,517.224 km |
| Speed | 7.11 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 40m 09s |
| True Declination | 54° 14' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 70.10519° |
| Longitude | 54.33685° |
| Altitude | 1,516.439 km |
| Speed | 7.113 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 41m 32s |
| Apparent Declination | 55° 10' 08" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:49:17 |
| Azimuth | 352.544° N |
| Elevation | 5.738° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,507.695 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,497.495 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,880.732 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006472 |
| Inclination | 102.2881° |
| RAAN | 22.4214° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 350.6255° |
| True anomaly | 133.16351° |
| Mean anomaly | 133.1094° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 133.13646° |
| Mean motion | 3.10237 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00004834 |
| Orbital period | 116.04 mins |
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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. |
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| 15 mins | 2025-01-19 00:32:22.087Z | 184.177° SSW | 2025-01-19 00:40:22.087Z | 263.698° W | 37.893° | 2025-01-19 00:47:22.087Z | 329.775° NNW |
| 15 mins | 2025-01-19 12:42:22.087Z | 26.105° NE | 2025-01-19 12:49:22.087Z | 90.17° ESE | 41.378° | 2025-01-19 12:57:22.087Z | 183.357° SSW |
| 12 mins | 2025-01-19 14:37:22.087Z | 355.012° N | 2025-01-19 14:43:22.087Z | 300.445° NW | 27.879° | 2025-01-19 14:49:22.087Z | 249.453° W |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-19 21:57:22.087Z | 87.398° E | 2025-01-19 22:01:22.087Z | 55.217° ENE | 20.11° | 2025-01-19 22:07:22.087Z | 8.16° NNE |
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