NOAA 8

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 8 at a glance.

Uptime

15440

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 8.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: NOAA 8

International designator: 1983-022A

Object number (NORAD): 13923

Object ID (CCSDS): 13923

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.725 minutes

Inclination: 98.7364 deg

SMA: 7171.069 km

Apoapsis: 803.348 km

Periapsis: 782.519 km

RAAN: 192.5906 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0014523

Argument of periapsis: 190.8862 deg

Mean anomaly: 169.2007 deg

Mean motion: 14.29640773 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000101 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000056885 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 2:23 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 8

TLE line 1: 1 13923U 83022A 25185.59947509 .00000101 00000-0 56885-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 13923 98.7364 192.5906 0014523 190.8862 169.2007 14.29640773201403

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 8.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 8.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-03-23 17:33:25	0.0001173984	197.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2025-02-28 03:33:19	0.0001802185	803.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-12-02 10:54:37	0.0001038714	997.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-11-24 05:03:34	0.0005650963	135.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ADEOS	SSO	2024-11-10 19:34:18	0.001625219	678.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

NOAA 8 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 8’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on March 28, 1983, 3:52 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Atlas E | NOAA 8

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 28, 1983, 3:52 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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