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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

11416, 1979-057A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS N, STAR 37S

Mass

1,418 kg wet, 684 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1979-06-27 (47 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS F

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 NOAA 6
1 11416U 79057A   26096.08501759  .00000391  00000-0  15146-3 0  9992
2 11416  98.5706 126.0676 0011001 110.2902 249.9467 14.35455627440614

Epoch: 2026-04-06T02:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T02:02:25.519Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-98.91988°

Altitude

779.199 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 24m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:12:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

778.548 km

Perigee altitude

762.82 km

Semi-major axis

7,148.821 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

98.5706°

RAAN

126.0676°

Arg. of periapsis

110.2902°

True anomaly

249.82834°

Mean anomaly

249.9467°

Eccentric anomaly

249.88751°

Mean motion

3.5908 °/min

Orbital period

100.26 mins

BSTAR

0.00015146

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1979 (1979-06-27 UTC)

NOAA 6 DEB, 11634 (Decayed)

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NOAA 6 DEB, 43296 (Decayed)

NOAA 6 DEB, 11419 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2026-04-07 01:35:04.515Z	149.003° SSE	2026-04-07 01:39:04.515Z	79.247° E	40.68°	2026-04-07 01:44:04.515Z	354.686° N
4 mins	2026-04-07 03:17:04.515Z	247.17° WSW	2026-04-07 03:19:04.515Z	273.695° WNW	14.654°	2026-04-07 03:21:04.515Z	298.45° NW
6 mins	2026-04-07 13:47:04.515Z	56.594° ENE	2026-04-07 13:50:04.515Z	100.586° ESE	19.314°	2026-04-07 13:53:04.515Z	139.063° SSE
7 mins	2026-04-07 15:26:04.515Z	349.255° N	2026-04-07 15:29:04.515Z	285.915° WNW	34.611°	2026-04-07 15:33:04.515Z	221.752° SW
7 mins	2026-04-08 01:02:04.515Z	115° SE	2026-04-08 01:05:04.515Z	66.603° ENE	25.533°	2026-04-08 01:09:04.515Z	10.908° NNE

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NOAA 6, 11416

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T02:02:25.519Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1979 (1979-06-27 UTC)

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