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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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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 NOAA 5
1 09057U 76077A   26080.95252226 -.00000038  00000-0  61144-4 0  9999
2 09057 102.2978  66.5246 0009933 138.0725 235.3368 12.37828789243689

Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:51:37.923Z)

Latitude

12.97357°

Longitude

-98.71394°

Altitude

1,522.081 km

Speed

7.103 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 14m 38s

True Declination

12° 54' 21"

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

16:09:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,521.255 km

Perigee altitude

1,505.577 km

Semi-major axis

7,891.553 km

Eccentricity

0.00099

Inclination

102.2978°

RAAN

66.5246°

Arg. of periapsis

138.0725°

True anomaly

235.24324°

Mean anomaly

235.3368°

Eccentric anomaly

235.29002°

Mean motion

3.09599 °/min

Orbital period

116.28 mins

BSTAR

0.000061144

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 40760

DELTA 1 DEB, 10831

DELTA 1 DEB, 18677 (Decayed)

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.
8 mins	2026-03-22 11:10:26.195Z	84.209° E	2026-03-22 11:11:26.195Z	100.144° ESE	33.649°	2026-03-22 11:18:26.195Z	165.588° S
14 mins	2026-03-22 12:59:26.195Z	1.291° NNE	2026-03-22 13:05:26.195Z	299.687° NW	35.69°	2026-03-22 13:13:26.195Z	229.512° WSW
7 mins	2026-03-22 20:22:26.195Z	67.673° E	2026-03-22 20:25:26.195Z	45.229° ENE	14.532°	2026-03-22 20:29:26.195Z	16.308° NNE
15 mins	2026-03-22 22:10:26.195Z	142.838° SSE	2026-03-22 22:17:26.195Z	79.316° E	41.758°	2026-03-22 22:25:26.195Z	348.985° N
13 mins	2026-03-23 00:06:26.195Z	212.753° SW	2026-03-23 00:12:26.195Z	264.626° W	25.659°	2026-03-23 00:19:26.195Z	320.307° NNW
11 mins	2026-03-23 10:23:26.195Z	53.526° ENE	2026-03-23 10:28:26.195Z	94.495° ESE	20.536°	2026-03-23 10:34:26.195Z	140.468° SSE

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NOAA 5, 9057

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:51:37.923Z)

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

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