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 | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| 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 |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.44 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 7A
1 00730U 64001D 24251.35844876 .00000271 00000-0 23689-3 0 9991
2 00730 69.9042 228.0215 0012211 155.9790 311.9272 13.95877657970239Epoch: 2024-09-07T08:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T08:36:09.972Z)
| Latitude | 63.50642° |
| Longitude | -114.8386° |
| Altitude | 912.476 km |
| Speed | 7.405 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 04m 28s |
| True Declination | 63° 22' 18" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 60.56423° |
| Longitude | -109.64043° |
| Altitude | 911.292 km |
| Speed | 7.406 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 43m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | 19° 25' 33" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:59:18 |
| Azimuth | 34.799° NE |
| Elevation | -22.756° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 915.053 km |
| Perigee | 897.263 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,284.295 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012211 |
| Inclination | 69.9042° |
| RAAN | 228.0215° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 155.979° |
| True anomaly | 311.82299° |
| Mean anomaly | 311.9272° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 311.8751° |
| Mean motion | 3.4911 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00023689 |
| Period | 103.12 mins |
No data available
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
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