NOAA 21 (JPSS-2) is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, launched 2022.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.7060° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002622 |
| Period | 101.4 min |
| Apogee | 829 km |
| Perigee | 825 km |
| Mean motion | 14.19540142 rev/day |
| RAAN | 126.5767° |
| Arg of perigee | 118.8091° |
| Mean anomaly | 241.3349° |
| B* | 3.9725e-5 |
| Rev at epoch | 18,937 |
1 54234U 22150A 26188.12235661 .00000040 00000-0 39725-4 0 99932 54234 98.7060 126.5767 0002622 118.8091 241.3349 14.19540142189379{
"OBJECT_NAME": "NOAA 21 (JPSS-2)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2022-150A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:56:11.611+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.19540142,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002622,
"INCLINATION": 98.706,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 126.5767,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 118.8091,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 241.3349,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 54234,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 18937,
"BSTAR": 0.000039725,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 4e-7,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | NOAA 21 (JPSS-2) |
| Operator | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree |
| Country | United States |
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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
| Mission purpose | — |
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