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NORAD 54234

NOAA 21

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About NOAA 21

NOAA 21 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Nov 10, 2022 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.2 times a day), between 826 and 828 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.7° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 81° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

NOAA-21 · American weather satellite

Operated by
NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations
Built by
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Mass
2,540 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 366 days its lowest point went from 825 km to 826 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
824826828830Feb 26May 26Aug 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.