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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
6 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 6 hours ago
0 NOAA 20
1 43013U 17073A   25109.80785464  .00000176  00000-0  10444-3 0  9998
2 43013  98.7384  49.0463 0002230  80.6798 279.4631 14.19527382384406
Epoch: 2025-04-19T19:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T19:23:18.64Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-89.92712°
Altitude
829.601 km
Speed
7.438 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 16m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
53.72921°
Longitude
102.33214°
Altitude
834.606 km
Speed
7.441 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 09m 16s
Apparent Declination
12° 04' 58"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:56:10
Azimuth
31.379° NE
Elevation
-32.382°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
825.718 km
Perigee altitude
822.506 km
Semi-major axis
7,202.249 km
Eccentricity
0.000223
Inclination
98.7384°
RAAN
49.0463°
Arg. of periapsis
80.6798°
True anomaly
279.43789°
Mean anomaly
279.4631°
Eccentric anomaly
279.4505°
Mean motion
3.55092 °/min
BSTAR
0.00010444
Orbital period
101.38 mins
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7 mins2025-04-20 07:50:07.938Z46.201° ENE2025-04-20 07:54:07.938Z103.783° ESE23.132°2025-04-20 07:57:07.938Z143.605° SSE
8 mins2025-04-20 09:30:07.938Z352.171° N2025-04-20 09:34:07.938Z285.479° WNW32.192°2025-04-20 09:38:07.938Z227.284° WSW
8 mins2025-04-20 19:13:07.938Z127.439° SE2025-04-20 19:16:07.938Z74.26° E33.116°2025-04-20 19:21:07.938Z1.789° NNE
6 mins2025-04-20 20:54:07.938Z227.679° WSW2025-04-20 20:56:07.938Z256.854° W22.3°2025-04-20 21:00:07.938Z313.152° NW
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