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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SOLRAD 7A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 14 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 | 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 14 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7A
1 730U 64001D 25018.13540221 .00000113 00000-0 12177-3 0 9991
2 730 69.9072 302.9378 0015288 323.8353 135.9745 13.95943903989341Epoch: 2025-01-18T03:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-18T03:14:58.75Z)
| Latitude | 67.77835° |
| Longitude | -106.56119° |
| Altitude | 927.005 km |
| Speed | 7.391 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 59m 53s |
| True Declination | 67° 39' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -57.89157° |
| Longitude | -9.44413° |
| Altitude | 927.498 km |
| Speed | 7.389 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 16m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 04' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:34:55 |
| Azimuth | 224.277° SW |
| Elevation | -68.244° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 917.063 km |
| Perigee altitude | 894.791 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,284.064 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015288 |
| Inclination | 69.9072° |
| RAAN | 302.9378° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 323.8353° |
| True anomaly | 136.09608° |
| Mean anomaly | 135.9745° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 136.03531° |
| Mean motion | 3.49126 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00012177 |
| Orbital period | 103.11 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 1964 (1964-01-11 UTC)
| THOR AGENA D R/B, 727 |
| GGSE 1 (GGRS), 728 |
| SECOR 1B, 729 |
| SOLRAD 7A, 730 |
| GREB, 731 |
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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| 11 mins | 2025-01-18 20:04:51.863Z | 193.96° SSW | 2025-01-18 20:09:51.863Z | 139.463° SSE | 43.216° | 2025-01-18 20:15:51.863Z | 29.04° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-18 21:53:51.863Z | 279.227° WNW | 2025-01-18 21:56:51.863Z | 316.076° NNW | 18.516° | 2025-01-18 21:59:51.863Z | 349.682° N |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-19 05:07:51.863Z | 353.918° N | 2025-01-19 05:11:51.863Z | 49.477° ENE | 33.948° | 2025-01-19 05:17:51.863Z | 129.43° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-19 06:53:51.863Z | 305.538° NW | 2025-01-19 06:57:51.863Z | 251.961° W | 25.947° | 2025-01-19 07:01:51.863Z | 203.29° SW |
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