Spacecraft information: NOAA 1

Launch Details
Launched 10 December 1970
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category NOAA
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 4793
COSPAR ID 1970-106A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 101.359°
Eccentricity 0.00313
RA ascending node 4.745 hr
Argument perigee 256.011°
Mean anomaly 277.349°
Orbital period 114.828 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jan 2026, 12:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1430.3 km
Mean Altitude 1454.7 km
Peak Altitude 1479.2 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B NOAA 1 DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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