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
Country
USRelated business
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, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.218 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 NOAA 16
1 26536U 00055A 26035.26699469 .00000122 00000-0 85831-4 0 9993
2 26536 98.4721 56.5100 0009717 328.6612 31.3982 14.13888053604944Epoch: 2026-02-04T06:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T06:24:28.341Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-174.04412°
Altitude
843.02 km
Speed
7.434 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 46m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:09:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
850.27 km
Perigee altitude
836.236 km
Semi-major axis
7,221.39 km
Eccentricity
0.00097
Inclination
98.4721°
RAAN
56.51°
Arg. of periapsis
328.6612°
True anomaly
31.45627°
Mean anomaly
31.3982°
Eccentric anomaly
31.42723°
Mean motion
3.53681 °/min
Orbital period
101.79 mins
BSTAR
0.000085831
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)
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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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| 7 mins | 2026-02-04 15:28:18.990Z | 341.31° N | 2026-02-04 15:32:18.990Z | 292.752° NW | 19.46° | 2026-02-04 15:35:18.990Z | 255.799° W |
| 9 mins | 2026-02-05 01:13:18.990Z | 162.201° S | 2026-02-05 01:17:18.990Z | 6.015° NNE | 44.074° | 2026-02-05 01:22:18.990Z | 348.105° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-02-05 13:35:18.990Z | 38.923° NE | 2026-02-05 13:38:18.990Z | 89.147° E | 32.951° | 2026-02-05 13:43:18.990Z | 165.6° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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