NOAA 14

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 14 at a glance.

Uptime

11307

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 14.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: NOAA 14

International designator: 1994-089A

Object number (NORAD): 23455

Object ID (CCSDS): 23455

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.793 minutes

Inclination: 98.4884 deg

SMA: 7221.7 km

Apoapsis: 849.592 km

Periapsis: 837.539 km

RAAN: 319.6429 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00083454

Argument of periapsis: 260.2911 deg

Mean anomaly: 99.7321 deg

Mean motion: 14.14632284 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000132 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000090199214 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, 4:33 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 14

TLE line 1: 1 23455U 94089A 25346.19016800 .00000132 00000-0 90199-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 23455 98.4884 319.6429 0008345 260.2911 99.7321 14.14632284596766

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 14.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 14.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-03-03 09:31:15	0.000377659	504.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-17 DEB	LEO	2024-11-10 09:31:45	0.0001729734	394.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-24 03:25:45	0.0004981372	97.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-09-06 05:56:00	0.0005250565	513.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-02 04:20:29	0.0002032395	198.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

NOAA 14 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 14’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 30, 1994, 10:02 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Atlas E | NOAA 14

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 30, 1994, 10:02 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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