Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 16 at a glance.
Uptime
9108
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 16.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 16
International designator: 2000-055A
Object number (NORAD): 26536
Object ID (CCSDS): 26536
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.851 minutes
Inclination: 98.4858 deg
SMA: 7224.446 km
Apoapsis: 854.596 km
Periapsis: 838.026 km
RAAN: 265.3414 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00114683
Argument of periapsis: 63.9088 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.3265 deg
Mean motion: 14.13825906 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000088 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000068119495 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 9:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 16
TLE line 1: 1 26536U 00055A 25240.89655019 .00000088 00000-0 68119-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 26536 98.4858 265.3414 0011468 63.9088 296.3265 14.13825906582428
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 16.
Associated space launch
The NOAA K, L and M POES satellites begin the fifth generation of improved environmental monitoring in support of NOAA missions. The instrument payload has significant improvements and additions/deletions. The instrument changes have effected the spacecraft subsystems and data formats.
NOAA 16 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan II SLV | NOAA 16’, on board a Titan II SLV space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 21, 2000, 10:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4W.
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Titan II SLV | NOAA 16
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 21, 2000, 10:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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