GOES

NORAD 51850 · COSPAR 2022-021A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #775 @ 35784 x 35788 km x 0.0025 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 13:29 UTC Â· 16.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A 26284.56194817 .00000092 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 51850 0.0025 56.0050 0000468 218.0255 171.4591 1.00274196007752

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 1st 2022

Spacecraft age

4 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

5,209 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0025Â°

Period

1436.06 min

Perigee

35784 km

Apogee

35788 km

Eccentricity

4.68E-5

RAAN

56.005Â°

Arg of Perigee

218.0255Â°

Mean Motion

1.00274196 rev/d