GOES

NORAD 43226 · COSPAR 2018-022A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3168 @ 35782 x 35791 km x 1.2548 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 06:21 UTC Â· 34.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GOES 17
1 43226U 18022A 26294.26474247 -.00000175 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 43226 1.2548 83.5945 0001107 161.6018 150.3738 1.00272278031689

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 1st 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 7 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

1.2548Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35782 km

Apogee

35791 km

Eccentricity

0.0001107

RAAN

83.5945Â°

Arg of Perigee

161.6018Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272278 rev/d