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
Orbit
Last TLE update
1 day 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
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 7 m
Radar Cross Section
11.218 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 NOAA 16
1 26536U 00055A 25118.88792353 .00000194 00000-0 12398-3 0 9994
2 26536 98.4922 149.4531 0011376 55.0790 305.1451 14.13795891565181Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:18:36.592Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-27.29485°
Altitude
844.598 km
Speed
7.433 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 57m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
79.97503°
Longitude
-149.04237°
Altitude
853.787 km
Speed
7.436 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 23m 23s
Apparent Declination
29° 57' 26"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:28:33
Azimuth
347.46° N
Elevation
-18.976°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)
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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| 10 mins | 2025-04-30 02:17:06.745Z | 180.419° SSW | 2025-04-30 02:22:06.745Z | 252.625° W | 40.387° | 2025-04-30 02:27:06.745Z | 337.503° N |
| 9 mins | 2025-04-30 14:40:06.745Z | 21.825° NNE | 2025-04-30 14:44:06.745Z | 106.618° ESE | 42.816° | 2025-04-30 14:49:06.745Z | 184.372° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-04-30 16:22:06.745Z | 323.263° NNW | 2025-04-30 16:24:06.745Z | 298.295° NW | 15.958° | 2025-04-30 16:27:06.745Z | 263.377° W |
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