Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 3 at a glance.
Uptime
18976
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 3
International designator: 1973-086A
Object number (NORAD): 6920
Object ID (CCSDS): 6920
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.093 minutes
Inclination: 102.2935 deg
SMA: 7883.1 km
Apoapsis: 1509.923 km
Periapsis: 1500.007 km
RAAN: 299.6365 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00062896
Argument of periapsis: 205.3827 deg
Mean anomaly: 210.6518 deg
Mean motion: 12.40387049 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018242898 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 12:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 3
TLE line 1: 1 06920U 73086A 25293.01150380 -.00000022 00000-0 18243-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 06920 102.2935 299.6365 0006290 205.3827 210.6518 12.40387049352129
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
NOAA 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 3’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0300 | NOAA 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0300
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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