Satellite
NOAA 21
The newest US polar weather satellite, launched in 2022, flying half an orbit apart from NOAA 20 so that every spot on Earth is seen several times a day.
- Catalogue name
- NOAA 21 (JPSS-2)
- NORAD ID
- 54234
- Owner
- United States
- Launched
- November 10, 2022
- Altitude (perigee – apogee)
- 833 – 835 km
- Orbital period
- 101.4 min
- Inclination
- 98.7°