SOLRAD 7A, 730
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SOLRAD 7A, 730 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 11 Jan 1964 UTC via a THOR SLV-2A AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SOLRAD 7A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Civil Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 24", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 40 kg wet, 40 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.283 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7A
1 00730U 64001D 24291.84660344 .00000271 00000-0 23707-3 0 9996
2 00730 69.9042 141.0973 0010928 93.0572 23.9392 13.95901036975885Epoch: 2024-10-17T20:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T20:19:06.537Z)
| Latitude | 56.87489° |
| Longitude | -44.40574° |
| Altitude | 909.655 km |
| Speed | 7.407 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 08m 47s |
| True Declination | 56° 43' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -68.72613° |
| Longitude | 99.46842° |
| Altitude | 941.166 km |
| Speed | 7.377 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 18m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -67° 52' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:29:23 |
| Azimuth | 158.136° S |
| Elevation | -56.883° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 914.037 km |
| Perigee | 898.117 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,284.214 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010928 |
| Inclination | 69.9042° |
| RAAN | 141.0973° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 93.0572° |
| True anomaly | 23.99008° |
| Mean anomaly | 23.9392° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 23.96463° |
| Mean motion | 3.49116 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00023707 |
| Period | 103.12 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 1964 (1964-01-11 UTC)
| THOR AGENA D R/B, 727 |
| GGSE 1 (GGRS), 728 |
| SECOR 1B, 729 |
| SOLRAD 7A, 730 |
| GREB, 731 |
SOLRAD 7A Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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 | 2024-10-18 14:47:01.970Z | 170.903° S | 2024-10-18 14:52:01.970Z | 108.169° ESE | 31.746° | 2024-10-18 14:57:01.970Z | 42.461° NE |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-18 16:34:01.970Z | 250.465° W | 2024-10-18 16:38:01.970Z | 309.343° NW | 28.412° | 2024-10-18 16:43:01.970Z | 7.251° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-18 23:50:01.970Z | 7.801° NNE | 2024-10-18 23:54:01.970Z | 59.979° ENE | 22.432° | 2024-10-18 23:58:01.970Z | 104.358° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-19 01:35:01.970Z | 322.607° NNW | 2024-10-19 01:39:01.970Z | 269.213° W | 38.51° | 2024-10-19 01:45:01.970Z | 175.814° S |