NOAA

NORAD 43013 · COSPAR 2017-073A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46221 @ 827 x 827 km x 98.7878 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 06:06 UTC Â· 12.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)
1 43013U 17073A 26293.25473736 .00000059 00000-0 48950-4 0 09992
2 43013 98.7878 231.6508 0000213 91.0417 269.0784 14.19532107462217

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

98.7878Â°

Period

101.44 min

Perigee

827 km

Apogee

827 km

Eccentricity

2.13E-5

RAAN

231.6508Â°

Arg of Perigee

91.0417Â°

Mean Motion

14.19532107 rev/d