NOAA 11 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 11 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

13538

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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 11 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: NOAA 11 DEB

International designator: 1988-089E

Object number (NORAD): 37242

Object ID (CCSDS): 37242

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.728 minutes

Inclination: 98.503 deg

SMA: 7171.221 km

Apoapsis: 803.524 km

Periapsis: 782.648 km

RAAN: 267.484 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00145553

Argument of periapsis: 98.5972 deg

Mean anomaly: 261.686 deg

Mean motion: 14.29595199 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006949 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0027265118 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 10:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 11 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 37242U 88089E 25290.94943189 .00006949 00000-0 27265-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 37242 98.5030 267.4840 0014555 98.5972 261.6860 14.29595199915116

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 11 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 11 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2024-11-01 02:28:10	0.0001086519	262.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SAPPHIRE	LEO	2024-10-13 11:09:33	0.0002045796	808.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SL-24 R/B	SSO	2024-10-03 20:46:17	0.0009056335	275.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

NOAA 11 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 11’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 24, 1988, 10:02 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Atlas E | NOAA 11

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 24, 1988, 10:02 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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