Satellite · NORAD 37849 · COSPAR 2011-061A
SUOMI NPP
- Operator NOAA
- Constellation NOAA POES / JPSS
- Country United States
Altitude now
849.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.43km/s
Inclination
98.80°
Period
101.4 min
101.4 min
Perigee
825km
Apogee
829km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:45 UTC (6.2 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 54.312° S
- Longitude
- 57.812° E
- Altitude
- 849.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.426 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:45 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- NOAA
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 Oct 2011
- COSPAR launch id
- 2011-061
Objects from the same launch · 6
- DICE-F37851PayloadDecayed
- DICE-Y37852PayloadDecayed
- RAX-237853PayloadDecayed
- AUBIESAT-1 (AO-71)37854PayloadDecayed
- M-CUBED & EXP-1 PRIME37855PayloadDecayed
- DELTA 2 R/B37856Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 37849
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2011-061A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P7Y
- Canonical slug
- suomi-npp-37849
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Weather) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.