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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, 0.6 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   25200.77052039 -.00000027  00000-0  14099-3 0  9999
2 06920 102.2891 206.4793 0006631  19.8649 153.7451 12.40383934340680
Epoch: 2025-07-19T18:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T18:29:32.961Z)
Latitude
6.14095°
Longitude
172.62554°
Altitude
1,511.619 km
Speed
7.107 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 51m 15s
True Declination
6° 06' 29"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-38.644°
Longitude
1.87301°
Altitude
1,516.641 km
Speed
7.107 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 24m 31s
Apparent Declination
-44° 50' 56"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:43:02
Azimuth
247.065° WSW
Elevation
-60.091°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,507.793 km
Perigee altitude
1,497.342 km
Semi-major axis
7,880.705 km
Eccentricity
0.00066
Inclination
102.2891°
RAAN
206.4793°
Arg. of periapsis
19.8649°
True anomaly
153.77869°
Mean anomaly
153.7451°
Eccentric anomaly
153.7619°
Mean motion
3.10238 °/min
Orbital period
116.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00014099
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