NOAA 4

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 4 at a glance.

Uptime

18656

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

102.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 4.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: NOAA 4

International designator: 1974-089A

Object number (NORAD): 7529

Object ID (CCSDS): 7529

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.906 minutes

Inclination: 102.0069 deg

SMA: 7829.279 km

Apoapsis: 1458.198 km

Periapsis: 1444.089 km

RAAN: 352.1014 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00090106

Argument of periapsis: 192.6232 deg

Mean anomaly: 178.7201 deg

Mean motion: 12.53199252 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000023 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014797566 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 4

TLE line 1: 1 07529U 74089A 25346.29168476 -.00000023 00000-0 14798-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 07529 102.0069 352.1014 0009011 192.6232 178.7201 12.53199252336114

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 4.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 4.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
JD 3 LEO 2025-11-27 04:03:13 0.001197865 167.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

NOAA 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2310 | NOAA 4’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Launch to space Delta 2310 | NOAA 4
Delta 2310 | NOAA 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2310

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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