Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 5 at a glance.
Uptime
17929
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 5.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 5
International designator: 1976-077A
Object number (NORAD): 9057
Object ID (CCSDS): 9057
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.333 minutes
Inclination: 102.2662 deg
SMA: 7893.991 km
Apoapsis: 1523.522 km
Periapsis: 1508.189 km
RAAN: 221.6228 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00097119
Argument of periapsis: 150.0004 deg
Mean anomaly: 264.767 deg
Mean motion: 12.37820953 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015336327 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 5
TLE line 1: 1 09057U 76077A 25241.89127182 -.00000026 00000-0 15336-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 09057 102.2662 221.6228 0009712 150.0004 264.7670 12.37820953218434
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 5.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
NOAA 5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2310 | NOAA 5’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2310
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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