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
Orbit
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
NRL 24", Unknown motor
Mass
40 kg wet, 40 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.283 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7A
1 00730U 64001D 25129.27243725 .00000050 00000-0 75611-4 0 9991
2 00730 69.9067 64.2927 0014725 202.1999 270.3774 13.95981272 4269Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:32:18.578Z)
Latitude
60.36211°
Longitude
-120.8773°
Altitude
917.355 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 38m 07s
True Declination
60° 13' 02"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
47.5695°
Longitude
121.29306°
Altitude
923.797 km
Speed
7.39 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 05m 33s
Apparent Declination
17° 24' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:27:55
Azimuth
60.96° ENE
Elevation
-6.348°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 1964 (1964-01-11 UTC)
SOLRAD 7A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 8 mins | 2025-05-09 19:52:08.275Z | 150.341° SSE | 2025-05-09 19:56:08.275Z | 108.08° ESE | 20.845° | 2025-05-09 20:00:08.275Z | 59.674° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-05-09 21:37:08.275Z | 225.553° WSW | 2025-05-09 21:42:08.275Z | 312.773° NW | 38.671° | 2025-05-09 21:47:08.275Z | 14.695° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-10 04:55:08.275Z | 21.835° NNE | 2025-05-10 04:57:08.275Z | 44.096° NE | 15.288° | 2025-05-10 05:00:08.275Z | 76.873° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-05-10 06:39:08.275Z | 335.801° NNW | 2025-05-10 06:44:08.275Z | 149.323° SSE | 44.678° | 2025-05-10 06:49:08.275Z | 156.559° SSE |
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