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NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)
Polar Weather · NOAA / NASA
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The first Joint Polar Satellite System satellite collects more data per orbit than any previous NOAA weather satellite. Its VIIRS instrument maps global land surface, sea ice, ocean color, and fire locations every day — the complete surface picture that feeds the 7-day forecasts you check on your phone.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 516–517 mi (830–832 km)
- Inclination
- 98.8°
- One orbit
- 101.4 minutes14.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43013
- Int’l designator
- 2017-073A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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