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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
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)
2017-11-18 (8 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, 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 14.19513823395765
Epoch: 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
Object was in daylight at epoch
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
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:50:41
Azimuth
174.138° S
Elevation
-46.567°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
825.056 km
Perigee altitude
823.26 km
Semi-major axis
7,202.295 km
Eccentricity
0.00012
Inclination
98.7418°
RAAN
128.0798°
Arg. of periapsis
138.0009°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
222.1263°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.55089 °/min
Orbital period
101.38 mins
BSTAR
0.000034734
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8 mins2025-07-09 07:51:19.274Z43.598° NE2025-07-09 07:55:19.274Z99.008° ESE23.752°2025-07-09 07:59:19.274Z149.809° SSE
7 mins2025-07-09 09:32:19.274Z346.271° N2025-07-09 09:35:19.274Z292.886° NW31.83°2025-07-09 09:39:19.274Z229.53° WSW
8 mins2025-07-09 19:14:19.274Z130.265° SE2025-07-09 19:17:19.274Z82.243° E33.233°2025-07-09 19:22:19.274Z2.569° NNE
7 mins2025-07-09 20:55:19.274Z225.234° WSW2025-07-09 20:58:19.274Z269.507° W22.12°2025-07-09 21:02:19.274Z318.423° NNW
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