GOES 17, 43226
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GOES 17, 43226 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Mar 2018 UTC via an ATLAS V 541 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LMCSS
Mission
On reserve Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
A2100, LEROS-1C
Mass
5,192 kg wet, 2,857 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan + 1 Ant, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
38.538 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 GOES 17
1 43226U 18022A 25241.21086361 -.00000180 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 43226 0.1810 94.7060 0002058 141.1251 88.2342 1.00270924 27499Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:03:38.615Z)
Latitude
-0.13973°
Longitude
-89.48691°
Altitude
35,786.094 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 36m 20s
True Declination
0° 08' 23"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:35:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,796.584 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.229 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.044 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
0.181°
RAAN
94.706°
Arg. of periapsis
141.1251°
True anomaly
88.25777°
Mean anomaly
88.2342°
Eccentric anomaly
88.24599°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2018 (2018-03-01 UTC)
GOES 17 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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| 1440 mins | 2025-08-29 21:03:06.352Z | 156.401° SSE | 2025-08-30 20:06:06.352Z | 156.409° SSE | 33.428° | 2025-08-30 21:03:06.352Z | 156.407° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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