Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 6 at a glance.
Uptime
16917
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 6
International designator: 1979-057A
Object number (NORAD): 11416
Object ID (CCSDS): 11416
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.328 minutes
Inclination: 98.5911 deg
SMA: 7152.241 km
Apoapsis: 780.398 km
Periapsis: 767.814 km
RAAN: 317.9009 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00087969
Argument of periapsis: 251.3131 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.71 deg
Mean motion: 14.35289712 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000574 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021566117 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 11:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 6
TLE line 1: 1 11416U 79057A 25291.97337650 .00000574 00000-0 21566-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 11416 98.5911 317.9009 0008797 251.3131 108.7100 14.35289712416352
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 6.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 6.
Associated space launch
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
NOAA 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas F | NOAA 6’, on board a Atlas F space rocket.
The launch took place on June 27, 1979, 3:51 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas F | NOAA 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 27, 1979, 3:51 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas F
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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