NOAA 12

Launch Details
Launched 13 May 1991
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category NOAA
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 21263
COSPAR ID 1991-032A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.587°
Eccentricity 0.00148
RA ascending node 8.539 hr
Argument perigee 102.225°
Mean anomaly 258.059°
Orbital period 100.939 min
Epoch of osculation 17 May 2025, 22:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 799.6 km
Mean Altitude 810.2 km
Peak Altitude 820.9 km

Orbital History

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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