Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 13 at a glance.
Uptime
11595
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: 101.873 minutes
Inclination: 98.6544 deg
SMA: 7225.495 km
Apoapsis: 853.802 km
Periapsis: 840.919 km
RAAN: 79.8985 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008915
Argument of periapsis: 200.0683 deg
Mean anomaly: 160.0141 deg
Mean motion: 14.13517976 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000152 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010326 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 13
TLE line 1: 1 22739U 93050A 25127.86951542 .00000152 00000-0 10326-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 22739 98.6544 79.8985 0008915 200.0683 160.0141 14.13517976636113
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 13.
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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