NOAA 12 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 12 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

12585

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 12 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: NOAA 12 DEB

International designator: 1991-032D

Object number (NORAD): 37831

Object ID (CCSDS): 37831

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.453 minutes

Inclination: 98.1567 deg

SMA: 7014.935 km

Apoapsis: 641.271 km

Periapsis: 632.328 km

RAAN: 352.2335 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00063742

Argument of periapsis: 359.16 deg

Mean anomaly: 174.208 deg

Mean motion: 14.77635507 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00020256 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0028305014 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 10:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 12 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 37831U 91032D 25299.93793222 .00020256 00000-0 28305-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 37831 98.1567 352.2335 0006374 359.1600 174.2080 14.77635507741039

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 12 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 12 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-10-31 23:32:34 0.000212384 75.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

NOAA 12 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 12’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on May 14, 1991, 3:52 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Atlas E | NOAA 12
Atlas E | NOAA 12

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 14, 1991, 3:52 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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