Satellite
NOAA 20
A US polar-orbiting weather satellite that crosses the equator at the same local time on every pass, feeding the forecasts of the next 3 to 7 days.
- Catalogue name
- NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)
- NORAD ID
- 43013
- Owner
- United States
- Launched
- November 18, 2017
- Altitude (perigee – apogee)
- 834 – 834 km
- Orbital period
- 101.4 min
- Inclination
- 98.8°