NOAA 9

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 9 at a glance.

Uptime

14976

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 9.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: NOAA 9

International designator: 1984-123A

Object number (NORAD): 15427

Object ID (CCSDS): 15427

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.623 minutes

Inclination: 99.1152 deg

SMA: 7213.643 km

Apoapsis: 846.358 km

Periapsis: 824.659 km

RAAN: 3.4507 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00150407

Argument of periapsis: 156.1741 deg

Mean anomaly: 214.4841 deg

Mean motion: 14.17002935 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000215 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0001302824 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 9

TLE line 1: 1 15427U 84123A 25346.29171876 .00000215 00000-0 13028-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 15427 99.1152 3.4507 0015041 156.1741 214.4841 14.17002935116951

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 9.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 9.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-07-11 21:34:03	0.0001266704	187.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-13 08:06:16	0.0001013103	513.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-17 DEB	LEO	2025-05-17 15:29:25	0.0001060233	527.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-17 DEB	LEO	2025-05-11 18:28:11	0.0001310166	105.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-05-06 01:32:29	0.001074915	814.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

NOAA 9 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 9’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 12, 1984, 10:42 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Atlas E | NOAA 9

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 12, 1984, 10:42 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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