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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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 | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan + 1 Ant, 20 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 38.538 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 GOES 17
1 43226U 18022A 25082.19738380 -.00000091 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996
2 43226 0.0503 304.2839 0001967 136.1720 67.1286 1.00272041 25913Epoch: 2025-03-23T04:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-23T04:44:13.96Z)
| Latitude | -0.03078° |
| Longitude | -104.37545° |
| Altitude | 35,782.819 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 50m 27s |
| True Declination | 0° 01' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 0.03093° |
| Longitude | 77.04477° |
| Altitude | 35,789.018 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 56m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | -6° 11' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:53:19 |
| Azimuth | 178.904° S |
| Elevation | 43.879° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 35,795.888 km |
| Perigee altitude | 35,779.3 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,165.731 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001967 |
| Inclination | 0.0503° |
| RAAN | 304.2839° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 136.172° |
| True anomaly | 67.14937° |
| Mean anomaly | 67.1286° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 67.13898° |
| Mean motion | 0.25067 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 1436.15 mins |
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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 | 2025-03-23 16:48:05.664Z | 178.905° S | 2025-03-23 19:46:05.664Z | 178.904° S | 34.722° | 2025-03-24 16:48:05.664Z | 178.902° S |
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