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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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NOAA 16 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 7 hours ago
0 NOAA 16
1 26536U 00055A 25025.53860380 .00000286 00000-0 17302-3 0 9991
2 26536 98.5061 60.6818 0009670 323.3671 36.6840 14.13743558551996Epoch: 2025-01-25T12:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-25T12:55:35.368Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 101.69847° |
| Altitude | 843.901 km |
| Speed | 7.434 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 02m 43s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 30.68521° |
| Longitude | 96.90881° |
| Altitude | 847.883 km |
| Speed | 7.433 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 04m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | -2° 44' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:12:59 |
| Azimuth | 61.364° ENE |
| Elevation | -33.508° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 850.73 km |
| Perigee altitude | 836.763 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,221.884 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000967 |
| Inclination | 98.5061° |
| RAAN | 60.6818° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 323.3671° |
| True anomaly | 36.75026° |
| Mean anomaly | 36.684° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 36.71712° |
| Mean motion | 3.53645 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00017302 |
| Orbital period | 101.8 mins |
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NOAA 16 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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| 7 mins | 2025-01-26 00:57:58.977Z | 109.809° ESE | 2025-01-26 01:01:58.977Z | 60.206° ENE | 20.121° | 2025-01-26 01:04:58.977Z | 22.395° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-26 02:37:58.977Z | 189.557° SSW | 2025-01-26 02:41:58.977Z | 259.655° W | 37.744° | 2025-01-26 02:46:58.977Z | 335.04° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-26 14:59:58.977Z | 17.953° NNE | 2025-01-26 15:03:58.977Z | 115.369° SE | 44.355° | 2025-01-26 15:08:58.977Z | 189.35° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-26 16:41:58.977Z | 321.628° NNW | 2025-01-26 16:43:58.977Z | 297.957° NW | 14.246° | 2025-01-26 16:45:58.977Z | 274.815° WNW |
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