Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12637
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: 98.707 minutes
Inclination: 98.2923 deg
SMA: 7074.992 km
Apoapsis: 702.027 km
Periapsis: 691.687 km
RAAN: 47.8717 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00073072
Argument of periapsis: 333.9934 deg
Mean anomaly: 199.4684 deg
Mean motion: 14.58860799 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005674 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012211466 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 9:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37832U 91032E 25351.91140561 .00005674 00000-0 12211-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 37832 98.2923 47.8717 0007307 333.9934 199.4684 14.58860799746367
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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