NOAA 21 (JPSS-2)

NORAD 54234 · Payload · In orbit since 2022

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Launched: 2022-11-10 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator: US (United States)
Object type: Payload
Purpose: Meteorology
Mass: 2,930 kg
Size: 3.6 × 1.4 m · 10.7 m deployed
Orbit class: LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee: 825 × 829 km
Inclination: 98.7°
Period: 101.3 min
Eccentricity: 0.0003
Orbit data: Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).