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NOAA 7

retiredleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 12553 / 1981-059A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: United States
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 23 Jun 1981
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.56 min
Inclination: 98.78°
Apoapsis: 840 km
Periapsis: 825 km
Mean altitude: 833 km
Semi-major axis: 7204 km
Eccentricity: 0.00104

Live state

Latitude: —
Longitude: —
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Footprint area: —

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/22/2026, 6:16:07 PM
Source: Space-Track

1 12553U 81059A   26295.76119495  .00000019  00000-0  31135-4 0  9992
2 12553  98.7820   1.5846 0010405 261.8500  98.1495 14.17806998342826