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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
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)
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 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 14.13795891565181
Epoch: 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
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
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
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:28:33
Azimuth
347.46° N
Elevation
-18.976°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
851.783 km
Perigee altitude
835.353 km
Semi-major axis
7,221.705 km
Eccentricity
0.0011376
Inclination
98.4922°
RAAN
149.4531°
Arg. of periapsis
55.079°
True anomaly
305.03842°
Mean anomaly
305.1451°
Eccentric anomaly
305.09177°
Mean motion
3.53658 °/min
BSTAR
0.00012398
Orbital period
101.79 mins
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NOAA 16 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-04-30 02:17:06.745Z180.419° SSW2025-04-30 02:22:06.745Z252.625° W40.387°2025-04-30 02:27:06.745Z337.503° N
9 mins2025-04-30 14:40:06.745Z21.825° NNE2025-04-30 14:44:06.745Z106.618° ESE42.816°2025-04-30 14:49:06.745Z184.372° SSW
5 mins2025-04-30 16:22:06.745Z323.263° NNW2025-04-30 16:24:06.745Z298.295° NW15.958°2025-04-30 16:27:06.745Z263.377° W
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