SOLRAD 7A, 00730
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SOLRAD 7A, 00730 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
| NORAD ID | 00730 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Bus | NRL 24" |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 40 kg wet, 40 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.44 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 13.83248° |
| Longitude | 64.99395° |
| Altitude | 920.193 km |
| Speed | 7.388 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 29m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -23° 20' 19" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:15:54 |
| Azimuth | 106.399° ESE |
| Elevation | -17.154° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 917.009 km |
| Perigee | 895.434 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,284.358 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0014809 |
| Inclination | 69.9081° |
| RAAN | 319.2411° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 209.5401° |
| True anomaly | 289.08729° |
| Mean anomaly | 289.2476° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 289.16745° |
| Mean motion | 3.49105 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000092404 |
| Period | 103.12 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T20:54:31.502Z)
| Latitude | 38.46011° |
| Longitude | -136.22992° |
| Altitude | 909.371 km |
| Speed | 7.403 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 09m 45s |
| True Declination | 38° 17' 46" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7A
1 00730U 64001D 24208.87119795 .00000073 00000-0 92404-4 0 9997
2 00730 69.9081 319.2411 0014809 209.5401 289.2476 13.95859428964303Epoch: 2024-07-26T20:54Z
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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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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