Latitude
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SUOMI
NORAD 37849 · COSPAR 2011-061A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #77495 @ 825 x 828 km x 98.8051 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-11 13:42 UTC · 22.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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SUOMI NPP
1 37849U 11061A 26284.57122862 .00000072 00000-0 55333-4 0 09997
2 37849 98.8051 224.6917 0002016 24.7042 335.4230 14.19538031774950
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37849U 11061A 26284.57122862 .00000072 00000-0 55333-4 0 09997
2 37849 98.8051 224.6917 0002016 24.7042 335.4230 14.19538031774950
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 28th 2011
Spacecraft age
14 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/NASA
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Delta 2
Contractor
Ball Aerospace
Launch mass
2,128 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.8051°
Period
101.44 min
Perigee
825 km
Apogee
828 km
Eccentricity
0.0002016
RAAN
224.6917°
Arg of Perigee
24.7042°
Mean Motion
14.19538031 rev/d