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NOAA 4, 7529

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 4, 7529 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 15 Nov 1974 UTC via a DELTA 2310 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
7529, 1974-089A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS M, Unknown motor
Mass
345 kg wet, 345 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1974-11-15 (50 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DELTA 2310
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 3 Pan, 1.25 m
Radar Cross Section
1.292 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 NOAA 4
1 07529U 74089A   25128.61770950 -.00000022  00000-0  15497-3 0  9998
2 07529 102.0038 132.1075 0008588 247.0474 221.4037 12.53194420308848
Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:49:30.1Z)
Latitude
68.23542°
Longitude
-104.95194°
Altitude
1,467.841 km
Speed
7.133 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 56m 26s
True Declination
68° 07' 39"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
3.25822°
Longitude
-135.6031°
Altitude
1,450.975 km
Speed
7.138 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 58m 05s
Apparent Declination
-20° 57' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:39:46
Azimuth
85.107° E
Elevation
-39.492°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,455.441 km
Perigee altitude
1,441.998 km
Semi-major axis
7,826.857 km
Eccentricity
0.0008588
Inclination
102.0038°
RAAN
132.1075°
Arg. of periapsis
247.0474°
True anomaly
221.33867°
Mean anomaly
221.4037°
Eccentric anomaly
221.37118°
Mean motion
3.13446 °/min
BSTAR
0.00015497
Orbital period
114.85 mins
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14 mins2025-05-09 11:57:55.521Z38.261° NE2025-05-09 12:04:55.521Z97.511° ESE27.123°2025-05-09 12:11:55.521Z155.932° SSE
15 mins2025-05-09 13:50:55.521Z8.409° NNE2025-05-09 13:57:55.521Z295.498° NW40.427°2025-05-09 14:05:55.521Z218.766° SW
5 mins2025-05-09 15:46:55.521Z330.61° NNW2025-05-09 15:48:55.521Z315.532° NNW12.821°2025-05-09 15:51:55.521Z293.397° NW
13 mins2025-05-09 22:57:55.521Z121.951° SE2025-05-09 23:03:55.521Z55.909° ENE34.348°2025-05-09 23:10:55.521Z355.416° N
14 mins2025-05-10 00:49:55.521Z194.698° SSW2025-05-10 00:55:55.521Z253.307° W34.428°2025-05-10 01:03:55.521Z328.972° NNW
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