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 | 1 day 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 1 day ago
0 SOLRAD 7A
1 730U 64001D 25002.21055808 .00000314 00000-0 26844-3 0 9994
2 730 69.9072 337.1310 0014386 342.2694 29.4701 13.95938090987122Epoch: 2025-01-02T05:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-02T05:03:12.218Z)
| Latitude | 11.05488° |
| Longitude | 163.31417° |
| Altitude | 900.322 km |
| Speed | 7.408 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 44m 49s |
| True Declination | 10° 59' 30" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -38.65322° |
| Longitude | 140.03282° |
| Altitude | 912.291 km |
| Speed | 7.4 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 56m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | -40° 53' 52" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:27:49 |
| Azimuth | 259.487° W |
| Elevation | -73.185° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 916.426 km |
| Perigee altitude | 895.469 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,284.085 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0014386 |
| Inclination | 69.9072° |
| RAAN | 337.131° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 342.2694° |
| True anomaly | 29.55133° |
| Mean anomaly | 29.4701° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 29.5107° |
| Mean motion | 3.49125 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00026844 |
| Orbital period | 103.11 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: 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-01-03 07:20:43.586Z | 18.205° NNE | 2025-01-03 07:23:43.586Z | 50.521° ENE | 14.529° | 2025-01-03 07:25:43.586Z | 71.696° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-03 09:05:43.586Z | 338.15° N | 2025-01-03 09:09:43.586Z | 34.777° NE | 44.733° | 2025-01-03 09:15:43.586Z | 153.997° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-03 22:23:43.586Z | 152.686° SSE | 2025-01-03 22:27:43.586Z | 98.558° ESE | 25.382° | 2025-01-03 22:31:43.586Z | 50.777° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-04 00:08:43.586Z | 237.437° WSW | 2025-01-04 00:12:43.586Z | 298.531° NW | 34.126° | 2025-01-04 00:17:43.586Z | 9.163° NNE |
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