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
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)
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 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 2927Epoch: 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
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:35:57
Azimuth
336.661° NNW
Elevation
-41.565°
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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| 10 mins | 2025-04-25 23:59:11.884Z | 201.765° SSW | 2025-04-26 00:04:11.884Z | 66.43° ENE | 44.954° | 2025-04-26 00:09:11.884Z | 25.227° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-04-26 01:48:11.884Z | 286.371° WNW | 2025-04-26 01:50:11.884Z | 308.6° NW | 16.026° | 2025-04-26 01:54:11.884Z | 351.009° N |
| 9 mins | 2025-04-26 09:02:11.884Z | 351.684° N | 2025-04-26 09:06:11.884Z | 61.37° ENE | 38.078° | 2025-04-26 09:11:11.884Z | 134.344° SE |
| 7 mins | 2025-04-26 10:48:11.884Z | 297.917° NW | 2025-04-26 10:51:11.884Z | 260.929° W | 21.513° | 2025-04-26 10:55:11.884Z | 212.854° SW |
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