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SOLRAD 11A, 8748

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SOLRAD 11A, 8748 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) that was launched on Mon, 15 Mar 1976 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

8748, 1976-023C

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

SR 11, STAR 13A

Mass

171 kg wet, 171 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-03-15 (49 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 4 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.140 m²

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 SOLRAD 11A
1 08748U 76023C   25183.77053456 -.00000592  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 08748  15.3036 346.0908 0079118 190.6223   7.7137  0.19679721  4782

Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:29:34.185Z)

Latitude

-4.81034°

Longitude

-14.48019°

Altitude

117,514.801 km

Speed

1.801 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 15m 50s

True Declination

-4° 48' 31"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-14.6635°

Longitude

40.14178°

Altitude

118,028.333 km

Speed

1.793 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 47m 20s

Apparent Declination

-16° 03' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:33:19

Azimuth

285.268° WNW

Elevation

-41.746°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

119,460.241 km

Perigee altitude

117,484.655 km

Semi-major axis

124,850.585 km

Eccentricity

0.00791

Inclination

15.3036°

RAAN

346.0908°

Arg. of periapsis

190.6223°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

7.7137°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.0492 °/min

Orbital period

7,317.2 mins

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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 1976 (1976-03-15 UTC)

LES 8, 8746

LES 9, 8747

SOLRAD 11B, 8749

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 8750 (Decayed)

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 8751

SOLRAD 11A/B PKM, 8752

SOLRAD 11A/B AKM, 8753

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 8832

LES 8 9/SOL 11A B DEB *, 13753

SOLRAD 11A 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.
584 mins	2025-07-04 03:02:36.663Z	121.06° SE	2025-07-04 08:10:36.663Z	183.405° SSW	30.458°	2025-07-04 12:46:36.663Z	241.826° WSW

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