SOLRAD 7B, 1291
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SOLRAD 7B, 1291 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 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 7B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 22 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Defense Science |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 24", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 47 kg wet, 47 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere + 1 Ant, 1.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.248 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7B
1 01291U 65016D 25001.76306898 .00000173 00000-0 16730-3 0 9997
2 01291 70.0797 286.0026 0018134 100.5423 259.7727 13.94870550 42592Epoch: 2025-01-01T18:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-01T18:18:49.159Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -90.35392° |
| Altitude | 916.299 km |
| Speed | 7.393 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 04m 00s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -58.05261° |
| Longitude | 123.03226° |
| Altitude | 944.276 km |
| Speed | 7.374 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 15m 25s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 37' 30" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:57:37 |
| Azimuth | 221.688° SW |
| Elevation | -62.103° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 922.864 km |
| Perigee altitude | 896.432 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,287.785 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018134 |
| Inclination | 70.0797° |
| RAAN | 286.0026° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 100.5423° |
| True anomaly | 259.56828° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.7727° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 259.67048° |
| Mean motion | 3.48859 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0001673 |
| Orbital period | 103.19 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| OSCAR 3, 1293 |
| SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed) |
| PORCUPINE 1, 1272 |
| THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245 |
| OPS 4988 DEB, 12099 |
| GGSE 3 DEB, 44043 |
SOLRAD 7B Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2025-01-02 18:32:54.281Z | 122.5° SE | 2025-01-02 18:34:54.281Z | 102.209° ESE | 12.919° | 2025-01-02 18:37:54.281Z | 71.387° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-02 20:15:54.281Z | 207.225° SW | 2025-01-02 20:19:54.281Z | 249.2° W | 44.527° | 2025-01-02 20:25:54.281Z | 22.795° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-02 22:04:54.281Z | 293.368° NW | 2025-01-02 22:06:54.281Z | 315.33° NNW | 14.161° | 2025-01-02 22:09:54.281Z | 346.341° N |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-03 05:16:54.281Z | 343.598° N | 2025-01-03 05:22:54.281Z | 75.427° E | 39.738° | 2025-01-03 05:27:54.281Z | 139.371° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-03 07:04:54.281Z | 293.895° NW | 2025-01-03 07:07:54.281Z | 257.265° W | 19.409° | 2025-01-03 07:11:54.281Z | 213.788° SW |
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