NOAA 13

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 13 at a glance.

Uptime

11711

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

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 13.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: NOAA 13

International designator: 1993-050A

Object number (NORAD): 22739

Object ID (CCSDS): 22739

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.871 minutes

Inclination: 98.662 deg

SMA: 7225.385 km

Apoapsis: 853.389 km

Periapsis: 841.112 km

RAAN: 192.2263 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00084954

Argument of periapsis: 231.7704 deg

Mean anomaly: 128.2705 deg

Mean motion: 14.13550178 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000215 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00013664369 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 9:14 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 13

TLE line 1: 1 22739U 93050A 25243.88508853 .00000215 00000-0 13664-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 22739 98.6620 192.2263 0008495 231.7704 128.2705 14.13550178652509

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 13.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 13.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DODECAPOLE 2	SSO	2025-06-02 01:13:27	0.0002238879	801.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2025-03-03 20:53:36	0.0001669219	241.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-18 R/B	LEO	2024-06-06 09:54:22	0.0002403899	167.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

NOAA 13 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 13’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 9, 1993, 10:02 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Atlas E | NOAA 13

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 9, 1993, 10:02 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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