Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 1 at a glance.
Uptime
19997
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: 101.3823 deg
SMA: 7825.758 km
Apoapsis: 1472.41 km
Periapsis: 1422.837 km
RAAN: 293.4925 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00316726
Argument of periapsis: 177.3516 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.4386 deg
Mean motion: 12.5404495 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010736848 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 11:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 1
TLE line 1: 1 04793U 70106A 25251.99719719 -.00000026 00000-0 10737-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04793 101.3823 293.4925 0031673 177.3516 244.4386 12.54044950505440
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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