Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 17 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
8181
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 17 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: NOAA 17 DEB
International designator: 2002-032AB
Object number (NORAD): 48186
Object ID (CCSDS): 48186
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Nov. 16, 2024
Period: 99.601 minutes
Inclination: 98.7233 deg
SMA: 7117.651 km
Apoapsis: 756.117 km
Periapsis: 722.916 km
RAAN: 15.3997 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023323
Argument of periapsis: 83.5142 deg
Mean anomaly: 276.8703 deg
Mean motion: 14.45764972 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00017698 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0049763 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 12, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 8:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 17 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48186U 02032AB 24042.86937951 .00017698 00000-0 49763-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 48186 98.7233 15.3997 0023323 83.5142 276.8703 14.45764972149377
Live tracking on map
Satellite NOAA 17 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite NOAA 17 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
NOAA M carried weather imagers and microwave and infrared sounders, as well as a SARSAT search-and-rescue package. It had an on-orbit mass of 1475 kg.
NOAA 17 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan II SLV | NOAA 17’, on board a Titan II SLV space rocket.
The launch took place on June 24, 2002, 6:23 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4W.
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Titan II SLV | NOAA 17
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 24, 2002, 6:23 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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