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The Complete List of Noaa Weather Satellites
in Earth Orbit
Satellite Norad Inclination
Degrees
Apogee
Km
Perigee
Km
Period
min
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NOAA 1 [-]04793U102º14731423115 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 2 [-]06235U101º14551449115 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 3 [-]06920U102º15111500116 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 4 [-]07529U101º14591445115 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 5 [-]09057U102º15231508116 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
TIROS N [P]11060U99º841826102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 6 [P]11416U98º793777101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 7 [-]12553U99º845827102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 8 [-]13923U99º810789101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 9 [P]15427U98º851831102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 10 [-]16969U99º809792101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 11 [-]19531U99º850835102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 12 [B]21263U99º815798101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 13 [-]22739U99º859844102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 14 [-]23455U99º853839102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 15 [+]25338U99º816801101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 16 [+]26536U99º859842102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 17 [+]27453U98º819803101 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 18 [+]28654U99º865844102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info
NOAA 19 [S]33591U99º866845102 Track  |  5 Days  |  Sat Info


Satellites Orbital Parameters

The table above shows the main parameters and information available for this satellite.

Satellite: This column shows the name of the object in orbit. In some cases the official name ends with the words R/B, meaning that it is a piece or any stage from some rocket booster.

Norad: North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Air Defence Command of the United States, responsible for the catalogue of objects in orbit. The number indicates the record of the satellite in the Norad archives.

Inclination: Angle formed between the orbit of the satellite and terrestrial line of the equator. Satellites with inclination of 0 degrees follow the equator line and are called equatorial orbit satellites. When the inclination is 90 degrees its orbit crosses the terrestrial poles and are called polar orbiting satellites. When the inclination is less or equal latitude of the place of observation, the satellite be seen directly if conditions permit.

Apogee: Maximum distance that the object is far from the center of the Earth.

Perigee: Highest approchement between the object and the center of the Earth. The figures shown already discounting the radius of the Earth, 6378 Km. One Perigee value equal to the value of Apogee indicates a circular orbit satellite.

Period: Value in minutes that a satellite takes to complete one orbit of perigee to perigee. Satellites in polar orbit, positioned at 800 km in altitude will take approximately 102 minutes to complete one revolution. The International Space Station, 350 km above the surface, completes its orbit in 90 minutes.

The lower the altitude of a satellite, more speed he needs to keep in orbit and not re-enters the atmosphere.

Geostationary satellites have a period of approximately 1436 minutes with inclination of 0 degrees (equatorial orbit). Because this is the same time it takes Earth to complete one turn on its axis, geostationary satellites appear static on the same geographic point. To this happens the satellite should be positioned about 36 thousand kilometers in altitude.

Note and Frequency: Filled with additional information where possible. The frequencies shown, when provided, are those captured by enthusiasts or informed by the official organizations of disclosure.

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