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SOLRAD 7A, 730

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SOLRAD 7A, 730 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 11 Jan 1964 UTC via a THOR SLV-2A AGENA D 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
730, 1964-001D
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
NRL 24", Unknown motor
Mass
40 kg wet, 40 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1964-01-11 (61 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR SLV-2A AGENA D
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.283 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7A
1   730U 64001D   25115.37259230  .00000098  00000-0  11046-3 0  9998
2   730  69.9043  94.1407 0015517 218.5844 257.8104 13.95977467  2927
Epoch: 2025-04-25T08:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T08:56:31.974Z)
Latitude
57.51461°
Longitude
-108.4854°
Altitude
919.212 km
Speed
7.397 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 57m 06s
True Declination
57° 21' 43"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
44.1715°
Longitude
-95.25871°
Altitude
912.91 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 45m 17s
Apparent Declination
5° 48' 25"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:35:57
Azimuth
336.661° NNW
Elevation
-41.565°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
917.113 km
Perigee altitude
894.508 km
Semi-major axis
7,283.948 km
Eccentricity
0.0015517
Inclination
69.9043°
RAAN
94.1407°
Arg. of periapsis
218.5844°
True anomaly
257.63667°
Mean anomaly
257.8104°
Eccentric anomaly
257.72353°
Mean motion
3.49135 °/min
BSTAR
0.00011046
Orbital period
103.11 mins
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SOLRAD 7A Visibility forecast

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10 mins2025-04-25 23:59:11.884Z201.765° SSW2025-04-26 00:04:11.884Z66.43° ENE44.954°2025-04-26 00:09:11.884Z25.227° NE
6 mins2025-04-26 01:48:11.884Z286.371° WNW2025-04-26 01:50:11.884Z308.6° NW16.026°2025-04-26 01:54:11.884Z351.009° N
9 mins2025-04-26 09:02:11.884Z351.684° N2025-04-26 09:06:11.884Z61.37° ENE38.078°2025-04-26 09:11:11.884Z134.344° SE
7 mins2025-04-26 10:48:11.884Z297.917° NW2025-04-26 10:51:11.884Z260.929° W21.513°2025-04-26 10:55:11.884Z212.854° SW
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