SUOMI

NORAD 37849 · COSPAR 2011-061A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #77789 @ 826 x 828 km x 98.8093 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-01 07:03 UTC Â· 14.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SUOMI NPP
1 37849U 11061A 26305.29379430 .00000065 00000-0 51854-4 0 09991
2 37849 98.8093 245.3000 0000939 325.3577 34.7537 14.19542276777895

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 28th 2011

Spacecraft age

15 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/NASA

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

Ball Aerospace

Launch mass

2,128 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.8093Â°

Period

101.44 min

Perigee

826 km

Apogee

828 km

Eccentricity

9.39E-5

RAAN

245.3Â°

Arg of Perigee

325.3577Â°

Mean Motion

14.19542276 rev/d