SOLRAD 11A, 8748
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SOLRAD 11A, 8748 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) that was launched on Mon, 15 Mar 1976 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
SR 11, STAR 13A
Mass
171 kg wet, 171 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 11A
1 8748U 76023C 26001.98626060 -.00000580 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 8748 14.8110 351.2399 0083105 211.2691 353.6337 0.19671182 5139Epoch: 2026-01-01T23:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T23:40:12.915Z)
Latitude
-6.1717°
Longitude
98.6155°
Altitude
117,505.328 km
Speed
1.801 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 01m 12s
True Declination
-6° 10' 11"
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
19:18:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
119,546.449 km
Perigee altitude
117,470.707 km
Semi-major axis
124,886.715 km
Eccentricity
0.00831
Inclination
14.811°
RAAN
351.2399°
Arg. of periapsis
211.2691°
True anomaly
353.527°
Mean anomaly
353.6337°
Eccentric anomaly
353.58046°
Mean motion
0.04918 °/min
Orbital period
7,320.38 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 1976 (1976-03-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SOLRAD 11A Visibility forecast
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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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| 119 mins | 2026-01-02 19:28:53.642Z | 217.709° SW | 2026-01-02 19:28:53.642Z | 217.709° SW | 22.072° | 2026-01-02 21:27:53.642Z | 237.464° WSW |
| 143 mins | 2026-01-03 17:05:53.642Z | 112.318° ESE | 2026-01-03 19:28:53.642Z | 135.385° SSE | 26.866° | 2026-01-03 19:28:53.642Z | 135.385° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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