GOES

NORAD 51850 · COSPAR 2022-021A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #796 @ 35783 x 35790 km x 0.0095 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 17:34 UTC Â· 17.2 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 26304.73241332 .00000092 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 51850 0.0095 62.9639 0000763 218.6387 245.1237 1.00272182007960

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 1st 2022

Spacecraft age

4 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

5,209 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0095Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35783 km

Apogee

35790 km

Eccentricity

7.63E-5

RAAN

62.9639Â°

Arg of Perigee

218.6387Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272182 rev/d