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NOAA 10, 16969

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 10, 16969 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 17 Sep 1986 UTC via an ATLAS E 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

16969, 1986-073A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

GE/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

ATN, STAR 37S

Mass

1,712 kg wet, 1,030 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-09-17 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS E

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Pan, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

9.628 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 NOAA 10
1 16969U 86073A   26171.47730083  .00000080  00000-0  48909-4 0  9996
2 16969  98.7032 164.7107 0011889 352.3787 159.5218 14.29178681 69889

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:27:18.791Z)

Latitude

27.74317°

Longitude

-91.21533°

Altitude

805.878 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 17m 13s

True Declination

27° 36' 10"

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

23:08:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

800.148 km

Perigee altitude

783.099 km

Semi-major axis

7,169.76 km

Eccentricity

0.00119

Inclination

98.7032°

RAAN

164.7107°

Arg. of periapsis

352.3787°

True anomaly

159.5694°

Mean anomaly

159.5218°

Eccentric anomaly

159.5456°

Mean motion

3.57508 °/min

Orbital period

100.7 mins

BSTAR

0.000048909

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1986 (1986-09-17 UTC)

NOAA 10 DEB, 43319 (Decayed)

NOAA 10 DEB, 37631 (Decayed)

NOAA 10 DEB, 45862 (Decayed)

NOAA 10 DEB, 16982 (Decayed)

NOAA 10 DEB, 16983 (Decayed)

NOAA 10 DEB, 26303 (Decayed)

NOAA 10 DEB, 32471 (Decayed)

NOAA 10 DEB, 32472 (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.
6 mins	2026-06-22 12:06:08.709Z	50.615° ENE	2026-06-22 12:08:08.709Z	116.19° SE	37.485°	2026-06-22 12:12:08.709Z	173.807° S
5 mins	2026-06-22 13:45:08.709Z	322.065° NNW	2026-06-22 13:47:08.709Z	292.6° NW	19°	2026-06-22 13:50:08.709Z	254.722° W
8 mins	2026-06-22 23:22:08.709Z	155.233° SSE	2026-06-22 23:25:08.709Z	111.684° ESE	43.168°	2026-06-22 23:30:08.709Z	351.017° N
7 mins	2026-06-23 11:36:08.709Z	46.785° ENE	2026-06-23 11:39:08.709Z	91.289° ESE	24.945°	2026-06-23 11:43:08.709Z	149.399° SSE

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NOAA 10, 16969

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:27:18.791Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1986 (1986-09-17 UTC)

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