NOAA

NORAD 43013 · COSPAR 2017-073A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46505 @ 826 x 828 km x 98.7917 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-09 06:32 UTC Â· 20 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)
1 43013U 17073A 26313.27255320 .00000068 00000-0 53276-4 0 09991
2 43013 98.7917 251.5187 0000980 135.0097 225.1158 14.19535865465056

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 18th 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

Ball Aerospace

Launch mass

2,294 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.7917Â°

Period

101.44 min

Perigee

826 km

Apogee

828 km

Eccentricity

9.8E-5

RAAN

251.5187Â°

Arg of Perigee

135.0097Â°

Mean Motion

14.19535865 rev/d