Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 10 at a glance.
Uptime
14276
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 10.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 10
International designator: 1986-073A
Object number (NORAD): 16969
Object ID (CCSDS): 16969
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.765 minutes
Inclination: 98.6877 deg
SMA: 7172.996 km
Apoapsis: 803.408 km
Periapsis: 786.315 km
RAAN: 279.8174 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00119148
Argument of periapsis: 350.1359 deg
Mean anomaly: 79.0499 deg
Mean motion: 14.29064535 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000275 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001261552 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 11:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 10
TLE line 1: 1 16969U 86073A 25290.99762397 .00000275 00000-0 12616-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 16969 98.6877 279.8174 0011915 350.1359 79.0499 14.29064535 34823
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 10.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 10.
Associated space launch
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
NOAA 10 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 10’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 17, 1986, 3:52 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | NOAA 10
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 17, 1986, 3:52 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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