Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 7 at a glance.
Uptime
16143
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 7.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 7
International designator: 1981-059A
Object number (NORAD): 12553
Object ID (CCSDS): 12553
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.571 minutes
Inclination: 98.8365 deg
SMA: 7211.205 km
Apoapsis: 841.467 km
Periapsis: 824.673 km
RAAN: 310.1241 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00116442
Argument of periapsis: 15.62 deg
Mean anomaly: 344.5332 deg
Mean motion: 14.17721682 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000134 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00008744704 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 7:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 7
TLE line 1: 1 12553U 81059A 25245.79345927 .00000134 00000-0 87447-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 12553 98.8365 310.1241 0011644 15.6200 344.5332 14.17721682284028
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 7.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 7.
Associated space launch
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
NOAA 7 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas F | NOAA 7’, on board a Atlas F space rocket.
The launch took place on June 23, 1981, 10:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas F | NOAA 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 23, 1981, 10:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas F
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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