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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS M, Unknown motor
Mass
340 kg wet, 340 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours 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 12.37827129237814Epoch: 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
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:22:19
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)
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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. |
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| 16 mins | 2026-02-03 12:05:09.976Z | 16.509° NNE | 2026-02-03 12:13:09.976Z | 313.648° NW | 44.812° | 2026-02-03 12:21:09.976Z | 204.018° SW |
| 9 mins | 2026-02-03 14:02:09.976Z | 342.704° N | 2026-02-03 14:06:09.976Z | 310.281° NW | 19.203° | 2026-02-03 14:11:09.976Z | 271.591° WNW |
| 13 mins | 2026-02-03 21:20:09.976Z | 110.356° ESE | 2026-02-03 21:26:09.976Z | 52.38° ENE | 29.59° | 2026-02-03 21:33:09.976Z | 357.604° N |
| 15 mins | 2026-02-03 23:12:09.976Z | 180.932° SSW | 2026-02-03 23:19:09.976Z | 249.771° W | 40.134° | 2026-02-03 23:27:09.976Z | 332.882° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-02-04 11:24:09.976Z | 30.38° NE | 2026-02-04 11:28:09.976Z | 54.069° ENE | 34.914° | 2026-02-04 11:28:09.976Z | 54.069° ENE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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