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
5 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 5 hours ago
0 NOAA 20
1 43013U 17073A 25182.12585251 .00000057 00000-0 48010-4 0 9995
2 43013 98.7417 120.4259 0000881 147.7029 212.4201 14.19512547394668Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:01:13.656Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
155.69322°
Altitude
830.451 km
Speed
7.437 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 01m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
58.37548°
Longitude
141.53142°
Altitude
836.796 km
Speed
7.44 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 36m 21s
Apparent Declination
13° 21' 47"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:00:32
Azimuth
7.32° NNE
Elevation
-36.424°
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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| 10 mins | 2025-07-01 08:40:26.397Z | 17.672° NNE | 2025-07-01 08:45:26.397Z | 135.541° SSE | 43.754° | 2025-07-01 08:50:26.397Z | 188.938° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-01 10:23:26.397Z | 315.238° NNW | 2025-07-01 10:24:26.397Z | 302.913° NW | 14.177° | 2025-07-01 10:27:26.397Z | 268.235° W |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-01 18:26:26.397Z | 78.989° E | 2025-07-01 18:27:26.397Z | 66.39° ENE | 15.123° | 2025-07-01 18:30:26.397Z | 30.107° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-01 20:03:26.397Z | 176.066° S | 2025-07-01 20:07:26.397Z | 256.164° W | 43.251° | 2025-07-01 20:12:26.397Z | 341.155° N |
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