Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 16 at a glance.
Uptime
9156
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: 101.85 minutes
Inclination: 98.4813 deg
SMA: 7224.383 km
Apoapsis: 852.937 km
Periapsis: 839.558 km
RAAN: 310.888 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00092598
Argument of periapsis: 284.5457 deg
Mean anomaly: 75.4689 deg
Mean motion: 14.13844449 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000157 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010435968 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 9:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 16
TLE line 1: 1 26536U 00055A 25288.87824896 .00000157 00000-0 10436-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 26536 98.4813 310.8880 0009260 284.5457 75.4689 14.13844449589202
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 16.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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