Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 8 at a glance.
Uptime
15379
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: 100.726 minutes
Inclination: 98.7379 deg
SMA: 7171.145 km
Apoapsis: 803.866 km
Periapsis: 782.153 km
RAAN: 131.5769 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015139
Argument of periapsis: 17.6752 deg
Mean anomaly: 342.4953 deg
Mean motion: 14.29618105 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000259 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011845 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 6:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 8
TLE line 1: 1 13923U 83022A 25124.78001385 .00000259 00000-0 11845-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 13923 98.7379 131.5769 0015139 17.6752 342.4953 14.29618105192719
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.
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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