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: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 NOAA 20
1 43013U 17073A 25260.92767043 .00000074 00000-0 55985-4 0 9999
2 43013 98.7450 198.2250 0001463 43.9695 316.1597 14.19560764405849Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:15:50.725Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-132.83294°
Altitude
828.991 km
Speed
7.439 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 12m 54s
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
22:24:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
825.053 km
Perigee altitude
822.946 km
Semi-major axis
7,202.137 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
98.745°
RAAN
198.225°
Arg. of periapsis
43.9695°
True anomaly
316.14809°
Mean anomaly
316.1597°
Eccentric anomaly
316.15389°
Mean motion
3.551 °/min
Orbital period
101.38 mins
BSTAR
0.000055985
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)
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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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| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 07:21:32.705Z | 70.314° E | 2025-09-18 07:23:32.705Z | 93.569° ESE | 12.6° | 2025-09-18 07:25:32.705Z | 115.917° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-18 09:00:32.705Z | 7.269° NNE | 2025-09-18 09:03:32.705Z | 327.595° NNW | 43.208° | 2025-09-18 09:08:32.705Z | 202.624° SW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-18 18:43:32.705Z | 104.212° ESE | 2025-09-18 18:46:32.705Z | 62.886° ENE | 20.904° | 2025-09-18 18:49:32.705Z | 22.672° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-18 20:22:32.705Z | 192.783° SSW | 2025-09-18 20:26:32.705Z | 267.81° W | 36.091° | 2025-09-18 20:30:32.705Z | 330.376° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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