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
Orbit
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMSS
Mission
On reserve Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
ATN, Unknown motor
Mass
1,420 kg wet, 1,416 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 7 m
Radar Cross Section
11.218 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 NOAA 18
1 28654U 05018A 25119.21523558 .00000353 00000-0 21074-3 0 9996
2 28654 98.8423 199.1560 0013242 244.2960 115.6845 14.13586798 27901Epoch: 2025-04-29T05:09Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T05:09:56.354Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-95.7469°
Altitude
854.183 km
Speed
7.423 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 16m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
41.3628°
Longitude
-101.6106°
Altitude
862.233 km
Speed
7.421 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 24m 23s
Apparent Declination
44° 12' 06"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:32:44
Azimuth
67.938° E
Elevation
58.22°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2005 (2005-05-20 UTC)
NOAA 18 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-05-01 04:55:41.982Z | 69.014° E | 2025-05-01 04:55:41.982Z | 69.014° E | 40.384° | 2025-05-01 05:00:41.982Z | 355.187° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-01 06:34:41.982Z | 243.209° WSW | 2025-05-01 06:36:41.982Z | 269.199° W | 17.078° | 2025-05-01 06:39:41.982Z | 304.904° NW |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-01 17:14:41.982Z | 53.967° ENE | 2025-05-01 17:17:41.982Z | 100.014° ESE | 23.813° | 2025-05-01 17:21:41.982Z | 149.667° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2025-05-01 18:54:41.982Z | 349.383° N | 2025-05-01 18:57:41.982Z | 302.339° NW | 32.151° | 2025-05-01 19:02:41.982Z | 225.869° WSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-05-02 04:38:41.982Z | 136.093° SSE | 2025-05-02 04:42:41.982Z | 73.811° E | 35.162° | 2025-05-02 04:47:41.982Z | 0.408° NNE |
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