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NOAA 20, 43013

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 20, 43013 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 18 Nov 2017 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10C 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
43013, 2017-073A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Ball
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
BCP-2000, AOCS
Mass
2,220 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2017-11-18 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DELTA 7920-10C
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
8.434 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 NOAA 20
1 43013U 17073A   25129.19134556  .00000093  00000-0  64958-4 0  9990
2 43013  98.7404  68.1738 0001895  53.9427 306.1924 14.19535420387154
Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:35:32.256Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
132.03838°
Altitude
829.031 km
Speed
7.439 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 32m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-75.02893°
Longitude
167.04577°
Altitude
855.067 km
Speed
7.424 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 35m 26s
Apparent Declination
-60° 09' 35"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:45:37
Azimuth
196.885° SSW
Elevation
-68.318°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
825.45 km
Perigee altitude
822.72 km
Semi-major axis
7,202.222 km
Eccentricity
0.0001895
Inclination
98.7404°
RAAN
68.1738°
Arg. of periapsis
53.9427°
True anomaly
306.17487°
Mean anomaly
306.1924°
Eccentric anomaly
306.18364°
Mean motion
3.55094 °/min
BSTAR
0.000064958
Orbital period
101.38 mins
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9 mins2025-05-09 08:33:36.212Z21.501° NNE2025-05-09 08:37:36.212Z75.06° E41.693°2025-05-09 08:42:36.212Z182.685° SSW
5 mins2025-05-09 10:15:36.212Z324.698° NNW2025-05-09 10:17:36.212Z299.361° NW16.132°2025-05-09 10:20:36.212Z263.398° W
9 mins2025-05-09 19:56:36.212Z170.407° S2025-05-09 20:00:36.212Z299.306° NW44.314°2025-05-09 20:05:36.212Z344.315° N
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