Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 12 at a glance.
Uptime
12527
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 12.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 12
International designator: 1991-032A
Object number (NORAD): 21263
Object ID (CCSDS): 21263
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.937 minutes
Inclination: 98.5947 deg
SMA: 7181.151 km
Apoapsis: 813.135 km
Periapsis: 792.897 km
RAAN: 230.1806 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014091
Argument of periapsis: 154.9014 deg
Mean anomaly: 205.2855 deg
Mean motion: 14.26631049 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000135 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000073708026 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 12
TLE line 1: 1 21263U 91032A 25241.94010079 .00000135 00000-0 73708-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 21263 98.5947 230.1806 0014091 154.9014 205.2855 14.26631049783435
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 12.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 12.
Associated space launch
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
NOAA 12 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 12’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on May 14, 1991, 3:52 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | NOAA 12
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 14, 1991, 3:52 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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