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NOAA 5, 9057

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 5, 9057 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jul 1976 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

9057, 1976-077A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS M, Unknown motor

Mass

340 kg wet, 340 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-07-29 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 2310

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 NOAA 5
1 09057U 76077A   26033.53420620 -.00000045  00000-0  68607-5 0  9996
2 09057 102.2901  18.8675 0009615 226.1824 249.2681 12.37827129237814

Epoch: 2026-02-02T12:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T12:49:15.415Z)

Latitude

62.09724°

Longitude

-102.0076°

Altitude

1,528.958 km

Speed

7.106 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 52m 08s

True Declination

61° 58' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:57:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,521.01 km

Perigee altitude

1,505.835 km

Semi-major axis

7,891.56 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

102.2901°

RAAN

18.8675°

Arg. of periapsis

226.1824°

True anomaly

249.1651°

Mean anomaly

249.2681°

Eccentric anomaly

249.21659°

Mean motion

3.09599 °/min

Orbital period

116.28 mins

BSTAR

0.0000068607

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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1976 (1976-07-29 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB, 18677 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 20309

DELTA 1 DEB, 10705 (Decayed)

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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.
10 mins	2026-02-03 14:01:19.590Z	347.914° N	2026-02-03 14:06:19.590Z	308.833° NW	19.194°	2026-02-03 14:11:19.590Z	270.678° WNW
13 mins	2026-02-03 21:19:19.590Z	114.244° SE	2026-02-03 21:25:19.590Z	63.494° ENE	29.566°	2026-02-03 21:32:19.590Z	0.736° NNE
15 mins	2026-02-03 23:12:19.590Z	181.325° SSW	2026-02-03 23:19:19.590Z	254.028° W	40.181°	2026-02-03 23:27:19.590Z	333.237° NNW
15 mins	2026-02-04 11:23:19.590Z	28.112° NE	2026-02-04 11:30:19.590Z	94.642° ESE	39.98°	2026-02-04 11:38:19.590Z	179.918° S

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NOAA 5, 9057

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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