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)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 NOAA 5
1 09057U 76077A 26106.68910716 -.00000038 00000-0 64493-4 0 9993
2 09057 102.3002 92.4048 0010200 92.0577 81.3376 12.37829738246865Epoch: 2026-04-16T16:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-16T16:32:18.858Z)
Latitude
6.27113°
Longitude
-179.14056°
Altitude
1,516.553 km
Speed
7.108 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 15m 05s
True Declination
6° 14' 15"
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
01:28:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,521.462 km
Perigee altitude
1,505.363 km
Semi-major axis
7,891.549 km
Eccentricity
0.00102
Inclination
102.3002°
RAAN
92.4048°
Arg. of periapsis
92.0577°
True anomaly
81.45317°
Mean anomaly
81.3376°
Eccentric anomaly
81.39538°
Mean motion
3.09599 °/min
Orbital period
116.28 mins
BSTAR
0.000064493
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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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| 11 mins | 2026-04-17 20:52:48.646Z | 96.186° ESE | 2026-04-17 20:58:48.646Z | 49.107° ENE | 21.12° | 2026-04-17 21:03:48.646Z | 9.608° NNE |
| 15 mins | 2026-04-17 22:44:48.646Z | 161.297° S | 2026-04-17 22:51:48.646Z | 305.794° NW | 44.912° | 2026-04-17 22:59:48.646Z | 341.475° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-04-18 00:42:48.646Z | 238.897° WSW | 2026-04-18 00:46:48.646Z | 269.732° W | 16.282° | 2026-04-18 00:50:48.646Z | 300.133° NW |
| 13 mins | 2026-04-18 10:56:48.646Z | 42.882° NE | 2026-04-18 11:02:48.646Z | 101.772° ESE | 30.259° | 2026-04-18 11:09:48.646Z | 160.769° S |
| 15 mins | 2026-04-18 12:49:48.646Z | 6.64° NNE | 2026-04-18 12:56:48.646Z | 297.125° NW | 38.523° | 2026-04-18 13:04:48.646Z | 224.019° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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