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
4 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
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 7 m
Radar Cross Section
11.218 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 NOAA 16
1 26536U 00055A 25186.82802083 .00000050 00000-0 48256-4 0 9999
2 26536 98.4870 213.9934 0009786 210.0963 149.9650 14.13813637278280Epoch: 2025-07-05T19:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T19:52:20.999Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-8.15457°
Altitude
855.387 km
Speed
7.422 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 15m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
23.20163°
Longitude
-11.66363°
Altitude
856.191 km
Speed
7.423 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 11m 29s
Apparent Declination
-15° 53' 54"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:19:07
Azimuth
103.494° ESE
Elevation
-8.697°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)
NOAA 16 Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-07-06 01:05:47.262Z | 133.239° SE | 2025-07-06 01:09:47.262Z | 79.854° E | 31.982° | 2025-07-06 01:14:47.262Z | 4.339° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-06 02:47:47.262Z | 220.006° SW | 2025-07-06 02:50:47.262Z | 263.27° W | 24.179° | 2025-07-06 02:54:47.262Z | 317.155° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 13:29:47.262Z | 68.422° E | 2025-07-06 13:31:47.262Z | 95.271° ESE | 17.37° | 2025-07-06 13:34:47.262Z | 131.015° SE |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-06 15:08:47.262Z | 359.177° N | 2025-07-06 15:12:47.262Z | 275.623° WNW | 39.343° | 2025-07-06 15:17:47.262Z | 211.435° SW |
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