Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12417
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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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: 1991-032E
Object number (NORAD): 37832
Object ID (CCSDS): 37832
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.927 minutes
Inclination: 98.3068 deg
SMA: 7085.507 km
Apoapsis: 710.8 km
Periapsis: 703.943 km
RAAN: 188.5773 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004839
Argument of periapsis: 274.7845 deg
Mean anomaly: 203.7658 deg
Mean motion: 14.55614575 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000749 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0017253 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 7 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37832U 91032E 25131.79175589 .00007490 00000-0 17253-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 37832 98.3068 188.5773 0004839 274.7845 203.7658 14.55614575714319
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 12 DEB.
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.
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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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