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2024 Oct 3
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Sun-synchronous Satellites by LTDN - United States

This a list of satellites in sun-synchronous orbit operated by the USA ordered by LTDN - Local Time at the Descending Node. Names are not necessarily those by which they are known in the NORAD catalogue used by SpaceTrack.

It is a snapshot and is updated daily. The measure that results in an entry in this table is that the drift rate of LTDN (Local Time at the Descending Node) is no more than twenty four minutes each year. Some satellites may have higher drift rates but they may still be acceptable to their owners/operators. They do not appear here. On the converse, although a satellite is in a sun-synchronous orbit, it is not necessarily active.

Updated: 2024 Jun 27, 02:48 UTC

LTDN Satellite Cat
no
Desig- nation Orbit
Epoch
Orbit
00:03Nimbus 4 (Nimbus D)43621970-025A2024 Jun 261087 x 1097 km, 107.1 min, 100°.0
00:41Perseus-M 1400392014-033AF2024 Jun 26588 x 606 km, 96.6 min, 97°.9
01:24Suomi NPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership)378492011-061A2024 Jun 26827 x 827 km, 101.4 min, 98°.7
01:24NOAA 20 (JPSS, Joint Polar Satellite System 1)430132017-073A2024 Jun 26826 x 828 km, 101.4 min, 98°.7
01:24NOAA 21 (Joint Polar Satellite System 2)542342022-150A2024 Jun 26826 x 828 km, 101.4 min, 98°.8
01:30MSX238511996-024A2024 Jun 26893 x 906 km, 103.0 min, 99°.0
01:36OCO 2 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory)400592014-035A2024 Jun 26702 x 703 km, 98.8 min, 98°.2
01:52Aura (EOS Chem-1)283762004-026A2024 Jun 26696 x 699 km, 98.7 min, 98°.3
02:05ESSA 836151968-114A2024 Jun 261414 x 1463 km, 114.6 min, 101°.6
02:15NOAA 17274532002-032A2024 Jun 26799 x 814 km, 101.0 min, 98°.8
02:22Aprizesat 8394252013-066K2024 Jun 26581 x 651 km, 97.0 min, 97°.7
02:33AMS 4 (DMSP 5D-1 F-4)113891979-050A2024 Jun 26787 x 805 km, 100.8 min, 98°.5
02:37EO-1266192000-075A2024 Jun 26666 x 677 km, 98.2 min, 98°.0
02:46Landsat 3107021978-026A2024 Jun 26894 x 915 km, 103.1 min, 99°.0
02:55Landsat 276151975-004A2024 Jun 26898 x 912 km, 103.1 min, 98°.9
03:47NOAA 5 (ITOS H)90571976-077A2024 Jun 261509 x 1523 km, 116.3 min, 102°.2
03:54USA 210 (DMSP 5D-3 F-18)359512009-057A2024 Jun 26837 x 854 km, 101.8 min, 98°.8
04:37NOAA 10169691986-073A2024 Jun 26788 x 804 km, 100.8 min, 98°.6
04:57NOAA 12212631991-032A2024 Jun 26795 x 814 km, 101.0 min, 98°.6
05:10GAzelle540232022-127A2024 Jun 26742 x 761 km, 99.9 min, 98°.3
05:36Starlink 6038563172023-058A2024 Jun 26561 x 565 km, 95.9 min, 97°.7
05:39USA 249 (DMSP 5D-3 F-19)396302014-015A2024 Jun 26836 x 853 km, 101.8 min, 98°.8
05:53COBE203221989-089A2024 Jun 26870 x 881 km, 102.5 min, 98°.9
05:58SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive)403762015-003A2024 Jun 26681 x 683 km, 98.4 min, 98°.1
06:00Weather System Follow-on - Microwave 1 (WSF-M 1)594812024-070A2024 Jun 26821 x 826 km, 101.4 min, 98°.7
06:01Coriolis276402003-001A2024 Jun 26816 x 838 km, 101.4 min, 98°.7
06:03QuakeSat278452003-031F2024 Jun 25806 x 820 km, 101.2 min, 98°.7
06:11USA 109 (DMSP 5D-2 F-13)235331995-015A2024 Jun 26832 x 843 km, 101.7 min, 98°.8
06:15USA 191 (DMSP 5D-3 F-17)295222006-050A2024 Jun 26837 x 851 km, 101.8 min, 98°.7
06:58NOAA 6114161979-057A2024 Jun 26770 x 783 km, 100.4 min, 98°.6
07:21NOAA 15253381998-030A2024 Jun 26796 x 810 km, 100.9 min, 98°.6
07:34USA 73 (DMSP 5D-2 F-11)217981991-082A2024 Jun 26826 x 845 km, 101.6 min, 98°.8
08:09USA 186 (KH- 11 Block-4 F1?/Crystal)288882005-042A2024 Jun 23379 x 436 km, 92.7 min, 97°.1
08:32USA 131 (DMSP 5D-2 F-14)247531997-012A2024 Jun 26832 x 844 km, 101.7 min, 98°.9
09:10USA 106 (DMSP 5D-2 S-12)232331994-057A2024 Jun 26831 x 847 km, 101.7 min, 98°.8
09:13Skysat 7 (Skysat C5)417722016-058C2024 Jun 26462 x 466 km, 93.9 min, 97°.2
09:16XR-1475072021-006CY2024 Jun 26470 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.3
09:23Lynk Tower 4550342023-001AB2024 Jun 26503 x 520 km, 94.8 min, 97°.4
09:23Lynk Tower 3550462023-001AP2024 Jun 26501 x 519 km, 94.8 min, 97°.4
09:24Vigoride 5550562023-001AZ2024 Jun 26498 x 516 km, 94.8 min, 97°.4
09:27STPSat-5437622018-099E2024 Jun 26554 x 558 km, 95.8 min, 97°.5
09:30NOAA 7125531981-059A2024 Jun 26825 x 842 km, 101.6 min, 98°.9
09:32Cesium 1A492612021-088B2024 Jun 26518 x 547 km, 95.3 min, 97°.5
09:32ICEYE X27550622023-001BF2024 Jun 26497 x 510 km, 94.7 min, 97°.4
09:33Skysat 1394182013-066C2024 Jun 26534 x 568 km, 95.7 min, 97°.5
09:36Cesium 1B492622021-088C2024 Jun 26519 x 543 km, 95.3 min, 97°.5
09:36ION SCV-004 (Elysian Eleonora)509932022-002K2024 Jun 26502 x 516 km, 94.8 min, 97°.4
09:36Starlink 4391531892022-084A2024 Jun 26563 x 563 km, 95.9 min, 97°.7
09:36ICEYE X21550492023-001AS2024 Jun 26478 x 501 km, 94.4 min, 97°.4
09:39CuPID (Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector)492642021-088E2024 Jun 26522 x 547 km, 95.3 min, 97°.5
09:39Flock 4Y-11550432023-001AL2024 Jun 26476 x 491 km, 94.3 min, 97°.4
09:40USA 245 (KH-11 Block-4 F3?/Crystal)392322013-043A2024 Jun 24269 x 997 km, 97.4 min, 97°.9
09:40Flock 4Y-24550202023-001M2024 Jun 26472 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:40Flock 4Y-22550222023-001P2024 Jun 26472 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:40Flock 4Y-25550272023-001U2024 Jun 26472 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:40Flock 4Y-7550322023-001Z2024 Jun 26473 x 489 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:40Flock 4Y-33550422023-001AK2024 Jun 26471 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:40Flock 4Y-15550682023-001BM2024 Jun 26469 x 488 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-32550212023-001N2024 Jun 26471 x 485 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-14550242023-001R2024 Jun 26472 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-19550262023-001T2024 Jun 26468 x 482 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-5550282023-001V2024 Jun 26471 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-10550292023-001W2024 Jun 26471 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-17550312023-001Y2024 Jun 26472 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-3550352023-001AC2024 Jun 26466 x 483 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-9550692023-001BN2024 Jun 26471 x 489 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-26550702023-001BP2024 Jun 26469 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-13550792023-001BY2024 Jun 26469 x 488 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:41Flock 4Y-34550822023-001CB2024 Jun 26470 x 489 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-18550232023-001Q2024 Jun 26471 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-30550252023-001S2024 Jun 26470 x 485 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-29550302023-001X2024 Jun 26465 x 480 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-16550402023-001AH2024 Jun 26471 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-4550552023-001AY2024 Jun 26469 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-35550572023-001BA2024 Jun 26470 x 486 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-20550632023-001BG2024 Jun 26471 x 489 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-12550652023-001BJ2024 Jun 26470 x 488 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-6550662023-001BK2024 Jun 26470 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-2550742023-001BT2024 Jun 26469 x 488 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-21550772023-001BW2024 Jun 25470 x 488 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-36550782023-001BX2024 Jun 26468 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:42Flock 4Y-23550802023-001BZ2024 Jun 26468 x 487 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:43Athena462752020-061D2024 Jun 26483 x 486 km, 94.3 min, 97°.3
09:43Flock 4Y-8550712023-001BQ2024 Jun 26465 x 483 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
09:43Flock 4Y-27550832023-001CC2024 Jun 26466 x 485 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
09:44ION SCV-007 (Glorious Gratia)550602023-001BD2024 Jun 26632 x 652 km, 97.6 min, 98°.0
09:46Terra (EOS AM-1)259941999-068A2024 Jun 26692 x 695 km, 98.6 min, 98°.0
09:48ION SCV-001 (Lucas)462742020-061C2024 Jun 26470 x 478 km, 94.1 min, 97°.3
09:52Umbra 02509862022-002C2024 Jun 26476 x 482 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
09:57CUTE (Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment)492632021-088D2024 Jun 26496 x 516 km, 94.7 min, 97°.5
10:01Orbcomm-X (Orbcomm-X)215761991-050C2024 Jun 26747 x 753 km, 99.8 min, 98°.4
10:11Landsat 8 (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)390842013-008A2024 Jun 26702 x 703 km, 98.8 min, 98°.2
10:11Landsat 9492602021-088A2024 Jun 26702 x 703 km, 98.8 min, 98°.2
10:17Worldview Legion 1596252024-081A2024 Jun 26513 x 518 km, 94.9 min, 97°.6
10:18Worldview Legion 2596262024-081B2024 Jun 26513 x 515 km, 94.9 min, 97°.6
10:22Geoeye 1333312008-042A2024 Jun 26673 x 684 km, 98.3 min, 98°.1
10:24WorldView 2359462009-055A2024 Jun 26766 x 772 km, 100.2 min, 98°.5
10:26Worldview 3401152014-048A2024 Jun 26612 x 615 km, 97.0 min, 97°.9
10:35Barry 1583382023-174CL2024 Jun 26483 x 498 km, 94.4 min, 97°.5
10:41NOAA 18286542005-018A2024 Jun 26838 x 859 km, 101.9 min, 98°.9
10:45GNOMES 3 (GNSS Navigation and Occultation Measurement Satellite)521582022-033B2024 Jun 26623 x 641 km, 97.4 min, 97°.9
10:55Lynk Tower 1521622022-033F2024 Jun 26456 x 464 km, 93.8 min, 97°.3
11:01Spark 1 (LEO 1)521572022-033A2024 Jun 26628 x 636 km, 97.3 min, 97°.9
12:02USA 326514452022-009A2024 Jun 26503 x 508 km, 94.7 min, 97°.4
12:06USA 205 (STSS-ATRR)349032009-023A2023 Sep 11864 x 877 km, 102.4 min, 98°.9
13:00USA 314 (KH-11 Block-5 F-2/Crystal)482472021-032A2024 Jun 25550 x 767 km, 97.9 min, 98°.0
13:12TIROS 1014301965-051A2024 Jun 26715 x 796 km, 99.9 min, 98°.4
13:30WorldView 1320602007-041A2024 Jun 26489 x 496 km, 94.5 min, 97°.4
13:36Starlink 4415534652022-099A2024 Jun 26562 x 564 km, 95.9 min, 97°.7
13:49Starlink 3005488812021-059C2024 Jun 26562 x 564 km, 95.9 min, 97°.7
13:50Starlink 3003488792021-059A2024 Jun 26551 x 554 km, 95.7 min, 97°.7
13:50Starlink 3004488802021-059B2024 Jun 26562 x 564 km, 95.9 min, 97°.7
13:51Skysat 11 (Skysat C9)429892017-068C2024 Jun 26465 x 479 km, 94.0 min, 97°.4
13:55Skysat 10 (Skysat C8)429902017-068D2024 Jun 26477 x 480 km, 94.2 min, 97°.4
13:57Skysat 12 (Skysat C10)429882017-068B2024 Jun 26469 x 474 km, 94.0 min, 97°.4
13:57Skysat 9 (Skysat C7)429912017-068E2024 Jun 26470 x 480 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
14:01Skysat 8 (Skysat C6)429922017-068F2024 Jun 26472 x 478 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
14:06DMSP 5A F-2 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)35101968-092A2024 Jun 26779 x 820 km, 100.9 min, 98°.5
14:37USA 224 (KH- 11 Block-4 F2?/Crystal)373482011-002A2024 Jun 26262 x 997 km, 97.3 min, 97°.9
15:35PREFIRE 1 (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment)599652024-108A2024 Jun 26521 x 539 km, 95.2 min, 97°.5
16:16DMSP 4A F-7 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)24181966-082A2024 Jun 26665 x 833 km, 99.8 min, 98°.2
17:06DMSP 5B F-3 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)62751972-089A2024 Jun 26771 x 820 km, 100.8 min, 98°.5
17:24IRAS137771983-004A2024 Jun 26878 x 905 km, 102.8 min, 99°.0
17:29ANDESITE (nonsensical acronym)457262020-037D2024 Jun 26563 x 583 km, 96.1 min, 97°.8
17:36Starlink 4362530432022-077A2024 Jun 26561 x 565 km, 95.9 min, 97°.7
17:55USA 26 (DMSP 5D-2 F-8)181231987-053A2024 Jun 26818 x 838 km, 101.5 min, 98°.7
17:56DMSP 5D-2 F-6 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)137361982-118A2024 Jun 26787 x 797 km, 100.7 min, 98°.6
18:15IRIS (Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer)391972013-033A2024 Jun 26604 x 642 km, 97.2 min, 98°.0
18:34AMS 3 (DMSP 5D-1 F-3)108201978-042A2024 Jun 26763 x 776 km, 100.2 min, 98°.5
18:47GNOMES 1 (GNSS Navigation and Occultation Measurement Satellite)462662020-059B2024 Jun 26584 x 590 km, 96.4 min, 97°.9
18:54North Star 1 (Lemur 2, Nimbus 2000)588992024-022A2024 Jun 26510 x 533 km, 95.1 min, 97°.5
18:54North Star 2 (Lemur 2, Valhalla)589002024-022B2024 Jun 26510 x 533 km, 95.1 min, 97°.5
18:55North Star 3 (Lemur 2, Oba Ni Jesu)589022024-022D2024 Jun 26508 x 527 km, 95.0 min, 97°.5
18:55North Star 4 (Lemur 2, Cael)589032024-022E2024 Jun 26510 x 530 km, 95.0 min, 97°.5
19:13DMSP 5C F-1 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)74111974-063A2024 Jun 26766 x 825 km, 100.8 min, 98°.6
19:17DMSP 5C F-2 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)78161975-043A2024 Jun 26772 x 849 km, 101.1 min, 98°.7
20:02PREFIRE 2 (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment)598812024-099A2024 Jun 26520 x 540 km, 95.2 min, 97°.5
20:14DMSP 5B F-4 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)67871973-054A2024 Jun 26764 x 801 km, 100.5 min, 98°.7
20:22DMSP 4A F-9 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)29201967-080A2024 Jun 26816 x 869 km, 101.8 min, 98°.7
20:31DMSP 5A F-3 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)40471969-062A2024 Jun 26764 x 826 km, 100.8 min, 98°.5
21:22QuikScat257891999-034A2024 Jun 26655 x 793 km, 99.3 min, 98°.4
21:36Starlink 4622536482022-105A2024 Jun 26563 x 564 km, 95.9 min, 97°.7
22:07ION SCV-010 (Masterful Matthaeus)561922023-054Q2024 Jun 26507 x 532 km, 95.0 min, 97°.5
22:08Umbra 06561982023-054W2024 Jun 26483 x 487 km, 94.3 min, 97°.4
22:14Hawk 7B561932023-054R2024 Jun 26502 x 517 km, 94.8 min, 97°.3
22:17Hawk 7C562002023-054Y2024 Jun 26502 x 516 km, 94.8 min, 97°.4
22:19Hawk 7A561912023-054P2024 Jun 26502 x 516 km, 94.8 min, 97°.4
22:29Nimbus 3 (Nimbus B2)38901969-037A2024 Jun 261071 x 1129 km, 107.3 min, 99°.8
22:33Kepler 21562182023-054AS2024 Jun 26468 x 481 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
22:35GHOSt 1 (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite)561952023-054T2024 Jun 26464 x 479 km, 94.0 min, 97°.4
22:36Kepler 20562172023-054AR2024 Jun 26465 x 482 km, 94.1 min, 97°.4
22:37GHOSt 2 (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite)561972023-054V2024 Jun 26459 x 474 km, 93.9 min, 97°.4
23:10Nimbus 5 (Nimbus E)63051972-097A2024 Jun 261087 x 1100 km, 107.1 min, 99°.9
23:31Nimbus 6 (Nimbus F)79241975-052A2024 Jun 261100 x 1112 km, 107.4 min, 100°.0
23:42TOPO 143631970-025B2024 Jun 261083 x 1086 km, 106.9 min, 99°.9
23:55ESSA 220911966-016A2024 Jun 261355 x 1414 km, 113.4 min, 101°.2

For the satellites that do not have formal published elements, thanks go to the radio and visual amateur satellite trackers for their observing, and particularly to Mike McCants for archiving the derived orbits.

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