GOES

NORAD 43226 · COSPAR 2018-022A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3190 @ 35782 x 35792 km x 1.3131 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-11 22:20 UTC Â· 13.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GOES 17
1 43226U 18022A 26315.93063381 -.00000172 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 43226 1.3131 83.3068 0001149 186.2075 27.1151 1.00271473031905

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 1st 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space

Launch mass

5,211 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

1.3131Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35782 km

Apogee

35792 km

Eccentricity

0.0001149

RAAN

83.3068Â°

Arg of Perigee

186.2075Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271473 rev/d