Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 17 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
8242
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 2002-032BU
Object number (NORAD): 48735
Object ID (CCSDS): 48735
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Jan. 16, 2025
Period: 100.771 minutes
Inclination: 98.7746 deg
SMA: 7173.26 km
Apoapsis: 821.553 km
Periapsis: 768.698 km
RAAN: 356.9865 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0036842
Argument of periapsis: 319.9457 deg
Mean anomaly: 39.9009 deg
Mean motion: 14.28985682 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00015174 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0059616 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, 7:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 17 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48735U 02032BU 24042.80234570 .00015174 00000-0 59616-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 48735 98.7746 356.9865 0036842 319.9457 39.9009 14.28985682149976
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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