NOAA 6, 11416
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NOAA 6, 11416 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 27 Jun 1979 UTC via an ATLAS F launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS N, STAR 37S
Mass
1,418 kg wet, 684 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Pan, 4.9 m
Radar Cross Section
7.472 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 NOAA 6
1 11416U 79057A 25189.84112201 .00000206 00000-0 87600-4 0 9998
2 11416 98.5978 216.1741 0009680 189.2534 170.8474 14.35197938401701Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:11:12.941Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-13.66013°
Altitude
784.185 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 24m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
9.34704°
Longitude
168.41605°
Altitude
769.989 km
Speed
7.473 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 24m 04s
Apparent Declination
-35° 05' 53"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:12:31
Azimuth
124.567° SE
Elevation
-13.725°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1979 (1979-06-27 UTC)
NOAA 6 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-07-09 13:31:16.127Z | 50.302° ENE | 2025-07-09 13:34:16.127Z | 87.604° E | 17.633° | 2025-07-09 13:37:16.127Z | 128.874° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-09 15:10:16.127Z | 357.514° N | 2025-07-09 15:14:16.127Z | 278.619° WNW | 36.738° | 2025-07-09 15:18:16.127Z | 217.436° SW |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-10 00:47:16.127Z | 111.018° ESE | 2025-07-10 00:50:16.127Z | 64.204° ENE | 23.905° | 2025-07-10 00:54:16.127Z | 11.708° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-10 02:26:16.127Z | 208.551° SW | 2025-07-10 02:29:16.127Z | 266.024° W | 30.612° | 2025-07-10 02:33:16.127Z | 325.933° NNW |
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