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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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A 25260.91382775 -.00000021 00000-0 19248-3 0 9999
2 06920 102.2935 267.2200 0006160 266.5251 159.7475 12.40385906348146
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:55:54.717Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)
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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10 mins | 2025-09-18 11:48:54.466Z | 55.16° ENE | 2025-09-18 11:53:54.466Z | 94.662° ESE | 18.55° | 2025-09-18 11:58:54.466Z | 132.831° SE |
16 mins | 2025-09-18 13:40:54.466Z | 16.651° NNE | 2025-09-18 13:47:54.466Z | 347.172° N | 44.61° | 2025-09-18 13:56:54.466Z | 203.376° SW |
9 mins | 2025-09-18 15:36:54.466Z | 343.49° N | 2025-09-18 15:40:54.466Z | 311.114° NW | 19.354° | 2025-09-18 15:45:54.466Z | 271.777° WNW |
13 mins | 2025-09-18 22:53:54.466Z | 110.609° ESE | 2025-09-18 22:59:54.466Z | 55.161° ENE | 28.976° | 2025-09-18 23:06:54.466Z | 358.568° N |
15 mins | 2025-09-19 00:45:54.466Z | 179.658° S | 2025-09-19 00:52:54.466Z | 249.846° W | 40.622° | 2025-09-19 01:00:54.466Z | 333.545° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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