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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
43226, 2018-022A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMCSS
Mission
On reserve Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
A2100, LEROS-1C
Mass
5,192 kg wet, 2,857 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-03-01 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS V 541
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan + 1 Ant, 12 m
Radar Cross Section
38.538 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 GOES 17
1 43226U 18022A   25186.54638560 -.00000168  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 43226   0.0554 112.4637 0000924  84.3003 190.9807  1.00421230 26948
Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:06:47.715Z)
Latitude
-0.04487°
Longitude
-92.73626°
Altitude
35,748.054 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 50m 58s
True Declination
0° 02' 41"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.05252°
Longitude
59.81481°
Altitude
35,740.538 km
Speed
3.077 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 07m 44s
Apparent Declination
-6° 09' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:10:45
Azimuth
160.749° S
Elevation
42.085°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,749.716 km
Perigee altitude
35,741.931 km
Semi-major axis
42,123.96 km
Eccentricity
0.00009
Inclination
0.0554°
RAAN
112.4637°
Arg. of periapsis
84.3003°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
190.9807°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25104 °/min
Orbital period
1,434.01 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-05 23:14:26.001Z160.756° S2025-07-05 23:28:26.001Z160.747° S33.823°2025-07-06 23:14:26.001Z159.972° S
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