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NOAA 16, 26536

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16, 26536 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 21 Sep 2000 UTC via a TITAN II SLV 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
26536, 2000-055A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LM/EW
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
ATN, Unknown motor
Mass
2,231 kg wet, 1,403 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2000-09-21 (25 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN II SLV
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 7 m
Radar Cross Section
11.218 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 NOAA 16
1 26536U 00055A   25121.93109264  .00000147  00000-0  99580-4 0  9994
2 26536  98.4918 152.3449 0011251  47.0748 313.1368 14.13796975269117
Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:20:46.404Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-42.94343°
Altitude
843.767 km
Speed
7.434 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 09m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-58.96317°
Longitude
123.48419°
Altitude
877.019 km
Speed
7.409 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 29m 46s
Apparent Declination
-71° 39' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:10:36
Azimuth
201.902° SSW
Elevation
-49.896°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
851.689 km
Perigee altitude
835.439 km
Semi-major axis
7,221.701 km
Eccentricity
0.0011251
Inclination
98.4918°
RAAN
152.3449°
Arg. of periapsis
47.0748°
True anomaly
313.04263°
Mean anomaly
313.1368°
Eccentric anomaly
313.08972°
Mean motion
3.53658 °/min
BSTAR
0.00009958
Orbital period
101.79 mins
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NOAA 16 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
10 mins2025-05-03 01:37:43.182Z152.765° SSE2025-05-03 01:42:43.182Z89.67° E41.497°2025-05-03 01:47:43.182Z354.655° N
4 mins2025-05-03 03:22:43.182Z252.074° W2025-05-03 03:23:43.182Z264.689° W15.195°2025-05-03 03:26:43.182Z300.649° NW
7 mins2025-05-03 14:01:43.182Z49.308° ENE2025-05-03 14:04:43.182Z97.53° ESE26.575°2025-05-03 14:08:43.182Z152.118° SSE
8 mins2025-05-03 15:41:43.182Z347.07° N2025-05-03 15:45:43.182Z280.932° WNW29.266°2025-05-03 15:49:43.182Z230.41° WSW
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