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
4 hours 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 4 hours ago
0 NOAA 18
1 28654U 05018A 25171.16836057 .00000078 00000-0 64745-4 0 9996
2 28654 98.8423 250.5255 0015370 99.4652 260.8258 14.13613663 35245Epoch: 2025-06-20T04:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-20T04:02:26.353Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-78.70986°
Altitude
851.721 km
Speed
7.426 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 42m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
37.53293°
Longitude
-85.39003°
Altitude
846.783 km
Speed
7.436 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 21m 08s
Apparent Declination
5° 29' 51"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:31:37
Azimuth
275.895° WNW
Elevation
1.524°
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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| 10 mins | 2025-06-20 18:12:00.094Z | 13.899° NNE | 2025-06-20 18:17:00.094Z | 24.1° NE | 44.802° | 2025-06-20 18:22:00.094Z | 194.695° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-06-21 04:00:00.094Z | 93.35° ESE | 2025-06-21 04:02:00.094Z | 66.605° ENE | 18.864° | 2025-06-21 04:06:00.094Z | 18.266° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-06-21 05:39:00.094Z | 188.96° SSW | 2025-06-21 05:42:00.094Z | 240.829° WSW | 38.748° | 2025-06-21 05:47:00.094Z | 334.795° NNW |
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