NOAA 17

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NOAA 17 is classified as:

NOAA

NORAD ID: 27453

Int'l Code: 2002-032A

Perigee: 805.9 km

Apogee: 822.9 km

Inclination: 98.7 °

Period: 101.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7185 km

RCS: 4.9977 m² (large)

Launch date: June 24, 2002
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

Polar-orbiting satellite; long-range weather forecasting; atmospheric and weather monitoring instruments; data stored on-board and transmitted over Fairbanks, AK and Wallops Island, VA.

1 27453U 02032A   23270.49986260  .00000400  00000-0  18830-3 0  9993
2 27453  98.7247 216.8022 0011872   0.2365 359.8818 14.25369933105380

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech