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NOAA 6, 11416

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 6, 11416 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 27 Jun 1979 UTC via an ATLAS F launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
11416, 1979-057A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS N, STAR 37S
Mass
1,418 kg wet, 684 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1979-06-27 (46 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS F
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Pan, 4.9 m
Radar Cross Section
7.472 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 NOAA 6
1 11416U 79057A   25191.58404254  .00000187  00000-0  80717-4 0  9994
2 11416  98.5978 217.9105 0009779 184.0689 176.0418 14.35198833401955
Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:01:01.275Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
78.90697°
Altitude
784.324 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 31m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.92954°
Longitude
79.18392°
Altitude
784.221 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 17m 39s
Apparent Declination
-44° 09' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:19:48
Azimuth
133.57° SE
Elevation
-17.432°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
778.53 km
Perigee altitude
764.547 km
Semi-major axis
7,149.676 km
Eccentricity
0.00098
Inclination
98.5978°
RAAN
217.9105°
Arg. of periapsis
184.0689°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
176.0418°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.59016 °/min
Orbital period
100.27 mins
BSTAR
0.000080717
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NOAA 6 Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-07-11 00:14:38.131Z82.549° E2025-07-11 00:16:38.131Z58.318° ENE12.905°2025-07-11 00:18:38.131Z34.727° NE
8 mins2025-07-11 01:51:38.131Z172.401° S2025-07-11 01:54:38.131Z215.141° SW43.946°2025-07-11 01:59:38.131Z343.491° N
7 mins2025-07-11 14:02:38.131Z40.538° NE2025-07-11 14:05:38.131Z92.673° ESE30.678°2025-07-11 14:09:38.131Z159.871° S
6 mins2025-07-11 15:42:38.131Z329.885° NNW2025-07-11 15:44:38.131Z296.738° NW23.383°2025-07-11 15:48:38.131Z241.147° WSW
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