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NOAA 18, 28654

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 18, 28654 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 20 May 2005 UTC via a DELTA 7320-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

28654, 2005-018A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

LMSS

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

ATN, Unknown motor

Mass

1,420 kg wet, 1,416 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-05-20 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7320-10C

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

11.218 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 NOAA 18
1 28654U 05018A   26149.50832269  .00000071  00000-0  60869-4 0  9997
2 28654  98.8113 229.4559 0013915 199.8914 160.1718 14.13725439 83670

Epoch: 2026-05-29T12:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T12:11:59.080Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

159.42204°

Altitude

859.015 km

Speed

7.418 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 17m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:50:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

853.873 km

Perigee altitude

833.774 km

Semi-major axis

7,221.96 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

98.8113°

RAAN

229.4559°

Arg. of periapsis

199.8914°

True anomaly

160.2258°

Mean anomaly

160.1718°

Eccentric anomaly

160.19881°

Mean motion

3.53639 °/min

Orbital period

101.8 mins

BSTAR

0.000060869

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DELTA 2 R/B, 28655 (Decayed)

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NOAA 18 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2026-05-29 17:52:37.331Z	23.358° NE	2026-05-29 17:57:37.331Z	106.153° ESE	39.97°	2026-05-29 18:02:37.331Z	179.094° S
5 mins	2026-05-29 19:35:37.331Z	324.92° NNW	2026-05-29 19:37:37.331Z	297.941° NW	18.391°	2026-05-29 19:40:37.331Z	260.186° W
9 mins	2026-05-30 05:18:37.331Z	166.861° S	2026-05-30 05:22:37.331Z	279.54° WNW	44.939°	2026-05-30 05:27:37.331Z	345.461° N

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NOAA 18, 28654

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T12:11:59.080Z)

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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2005 (2005-05-20 UTC)

NOAA 18 Visibility forecast

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