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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

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 NOAA 3
1 06920U 73086A   26042.63191431 -.00000022  00000-0  18507-3 0  9992
2 06920 102.2911  55.3571 0006356 357.9880 113.6416 12.40390947366333

Epoch: 2026-02-11T15:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-11T15:09:57.396Z)

Latitude

65.29539°

Longitude

-105.71009°

Altitude

1,518.037 km

Speed

7.111 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 33m 53s

True Declination

65° 10' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:24:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,507.547 km

Perigee altitude

1,497.529 km

Semi-major axis

7,880.675 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

102.2911°

RAAN

55.3571°

Arg. of periapsis

357.988°

True anomaly

113.7083°

Mean anomaly

113.6416°

Eccentric anomaly

113.67495°

Mean motion

3.1024 °/min

Orbital period

116.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00018507

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB, 42590

DELTA 1 DEB, 7087 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 9700 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7062 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7197 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7037

DELTA 1 DEB, 7090 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7199 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7208 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7089 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7205 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7487 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7488 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7036

DELTA 1 DEB, 7060

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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.
10 mins	2026-02-11 22:30:33.990Z	87.66° E	2026-02-11 22:35:33.990Z	47.892° ENE	19.284°	2026-02-11 22:40:33.990Z	9.795° NNE
15 mins	2026-02-12 00:20:33.990Z	156.49° SSE	2026-02-12 00:27:33.990Z	123.227° SE	44.683°	2026-02-12 00:35:33.990Z	343.31° N
9 mins	2026-02-12 02:18:33.990Z	234.039° WSW	2026-02-12 02:22:33.990Z	266.244° W	18.445°	2026-02-12 02:27:33.990Z	305.491° NW
13 mins	2026-02-12 12:31:33.990Z	44.352° NE	2026-02-12 12:37:33.990Z	98.636° ESE	27.35°	2026-02-12 12:44:33.990Z	155.715° SSE
15 mins	2026-02-12 14:24:33.990Z	8.839° NNE	2026-02-12 14:31:33.990Z	296.888° NW	40.746°	2026-02-12 14:39:33.990Z	219.204° SW
5 mins	2026-02-12 16:21:33.990Z	331.724° NNW	2026-02-12 16:23:33.990Z	316.839° NNW	13.461°	2026-02-12 16:26:33.990Z	294.827° NW

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NOAA 3, 6920

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-11T15:09:57.396Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

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