Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 1 at a glance.
Uptime
20096
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 1
International designator: 1970-106A
Object number (NORAD): 4793
Object ID (CCSDS): 4793
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.828 minutes
Inclination: 101.3653 deg
SMA: 7825.748 km
Apoapsis: 1472.105 km
Periapsis: 1423.12 km
RAAN: 29.3984 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00312971
Argument of periapsis: 342.488 deg
Mean anomaly: 83.6243 deg
Mean motion: 12.54047582 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000023 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001223573 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 10:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 1
TLE line 1: 1 04793U 70106A 25351.95816001 -.00000023 00000-0 12236-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 04793 101.3653 29.3984 0031297 342.4880 83.6243 12.54047582517973
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 1.
Associated space launch
Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite
NOAA 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta N6 | NOAA 1’, on board a Thor Delta N6 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 11, 1970, 11:35 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor Delta N6 | NOAA 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 11, 1970, 11:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta N6
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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