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
Country
USRelated business
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, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
8.434 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 NOAA 20
1 43013U 17073A 25243.58858613 .00000155 00000-0 94066-4 0 9999
2 43013 98.7429 181.1025 0001935 65.5226 294.6152 14.19555921403383Epoch: 2025-08-31T14:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T14:07:33.841Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-10.79487°
Altitude
829.187 km
Speed
7.439 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 04m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:10:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
825.409 km
Perigee altitude
822.622 km
Semi-major axis
7,202.153 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
98.7429°
RAAN
181.1025°
Arg. of periapsis
65.5226°
True anomaly
294.59504°
Mean anomaly
294.6152°
Eccentric anomaly
294.60512°
Mean motion
3.55099 °/min
Orbital period
101.38 mins
BSTAR
0.000094066
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)
NOAA 20 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 7 mins | 2025-09-01 07:38:43.288Z | 47.962° ENE | 2025-09-01 07:42:43.288Z | 97.61° ESE | 18.796° | 2025-09-01 07:45:43.288Z | 134.814° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-01 09:19:43.288Z | 353.748° N | 2025-09-01 09:22:43.288Z | 295.18° NW | 37.387° | 2025-09-01 09:27:43.288Z | 216.145° SW |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-01 19:01:43.288Z | 121.482° SE | 2025-09-01 19:05:43.288Z | 57.066° ENE | 27.753° | 2025-09-01 19:09:43.288Z | 7.276° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-01 20:41:43.288Z | 208.25° SW | 2025-09-01 20:45:43.288Z | 270.458° WNW | 27.357° | 2025-09-01 20:49:43.288Z | 323.19° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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