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
Orbit
Last TLE update
10 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
8.434 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 NOAA 20
1 43013U 17073A 25189.87935138 .00000029 00000-0 34734-4 0 9994
2 43013 98.7418 128.0798 0001247 138.0009 222.1263 14.19513823395765Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:06:15.959Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-115.5547°
Altitude
830.577 km
Speed
7.437 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 32m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-58.82874°
Longitude
50.19328°
Altitude
849.901 km
Speed
7.427 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 47m 46s
Apparent Declination
-82° 06' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:50:41
Azimuth
174.138° S
Elevation
-46.567°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)
NOAA 20 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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| 8 mins | 2025-07-09 07:51:19.274Z | 43.598° NE | 2025-07-09 07:55:19.274Z | 99.008° ESE | 23.752° | 2025-07-09 07:59:19.274Z | 149.809° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-09 09:32:19.274Z | 346.271° N | 2025-07-09 09:35:19.274Z | 292.886° NW | 31.83° | 2025-07-09 09:39:19.274Z | 229.53° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-09 19:14:19.274Z | 130.265° SE | 2025-07-09 19:17:19.274Z | 82.243° E | 33.233° | 2025-07-09 19:22:19.274Z | 2.569° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-09 20:55:19.274Z | 225.234° WSW | 2025-07-09 20:58:19.274Z | 269.507° W | 22.12° | 2025-07-09 21:02:19.274Z | 318.423° NNW |
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