Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 1 DEB * at a glance.
Uptime
19998
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 1 DEB *.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: NOAA 1 DEB *
International designator: 1970-106C
Object number (NORAD): 8828
Object ID (CCSDS): 8828
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.164 minutes
Inclination: 102.2048 deg
SMA: 7886.32 km
Apoapsis: 1533.114 km
Periapsis: 1483.256 km
RAAN: 226.2524 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00316102
Argument of periapsis: 291.5313 deg
Mean anomaly: 242.134 deg
Mean motion: 12.39627395 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000053 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00074394225 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 11, 2025, 3:57 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 10, 2025, 5:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 1 DEB *
TLE line 1: 1 08828U 70106C 25253.72960104 .00000053 00000-0 74394-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 08828 102.2048 226.2524 0031610 291.5313 242.1340 12.39627395476700
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 1 DEB *.
Associated space launch
Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite
NOAA 1 DEB * was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta N6 | NOAA 1’, on board a Thor Delta N6 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 11, 1970, 11:35 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor Delta N6 | NOAA 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 11, 1970, 11:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta N6
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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