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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

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

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 (9 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, 5.4 m

Radar Cross Section

8.434 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 NOAA 20
1 43013U 17073A   26188.16041444  .00000051  00000-0  45301-4 0  9991
2 43013  98.7773 127.4458 0001083 130.6340 229.4930 14.19515398447307

Epoch: 2026-07-07T03:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-07T03:50:59.807Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

144.56158°

Altitude

830.411 km

Speed

7.437 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 29m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:46:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

824.935 km

Perigee altitude

823.375 km

Semi-major axis

7,202.292 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

98.7773°

RAAN

127.4458°

Arg. of periapsis

130.634°

True anomaly

229.48356°

Mean anomaly

229.493°

Eccentric anomaly

229.48828°

Mean motion

3.55089 °/min

Orbital period

101.38 mins

BSTAR

0.000045301

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)

MIRATA, 43015 (Decayed)

EAGLESAT 1, 43018 (Decayed)

AO-91, 43017

MAKERSAT 0, 43016

BUCCANEER RMM, 43014 (Decayed)

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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.
8 mins	2026-07-07 19:12:35.417Z	129.399° SE	2026-07-07 19:16:35.417Z	68.882° E	30.931°	2026-07-07 19:20:35.417Z	7.854° NNE
7 mins	2026-07-07 20:53:35.417Z	216.349° SW	2026-07-07 20:56:35.417Z	259.586° W	24.631°	2026-07-07 21:00:35.417Z	316.706° NNW
4 mins	2026-07-08 07:33:35.417Z	74.382° E	2026-07-08 07:34:35.417Z	86.877° E	14.622°	2026-07-08 07:37:35.417Z	122.587° SE
9 mins	2026-07-08 09:11:35.417Z	4.607° NNE	2026-07-08 09:15:35.417Z	284.978° WNW	42.178°	2026-07-08 09:20:35.417Z	206.965° SW

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NOAA 20, 43013

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-07T03:50:59.807Z)

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