NOAA 17

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NOAA 17 is classified as:

NOAA

NORAD ID: 27453

Int'l Code: 2002-032A

Perigee: 807.4 km

Apogee: 823.0 km

Inclination: 98.7 °

Period: 101.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7186 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   22181.63201478  .00000038  00000-0  34826-4 0  9991
2 27453  98.6722 126.7387 0010857 230.4468 129.5752 14.25125606 40747

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech