Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 5 at a glance.
Uptime
17813
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: 116.334 minutes
Inclination: 102.2562 deg
SMA: 7894.007 km
Apoapsis: 1523.697 km
Periapsis: 1508.046 km
RAAN: 104.3034 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009913
Argument of periapsis: 9.2771 deg
Mean anomaly: 57.6202 deg
Mean motion: 12.37817266 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034631 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 8:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 5
TLE line 1: 1 09057U 76077A 25124.86599851 -.00000001 00000-0 34631-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 09057 102.2562 104.3034 0009913 9.2771 57.6202 12.37817266203958
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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