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GOES 18, 51850

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 18, 51850 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 01 Mar 2022 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
51850, 2022-021A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMCSS
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
A2100, LEROS-1C
Mass
5,209 kg wet, 2,857 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2022-03-01 (3 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 Rod, 12 m
Radar Cross Section
37.561 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A   25119.25099477  .00000096  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 51850   0.0057  38.0808 0000033  37.9246  94.8052  1.00270748 11657
Epoch: 2025-04-29T06:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T06:01:25.948Z)
Latitude
0.01204°
Longitude
-137.0044°
Altitude
35,786.387 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 23m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 43"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
0.00265°
Longitude
140.71876°
Altitude
35,786.159 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 38m 32s
Apparent Declination
-6° 05' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:01:40
Azimuth
224.142° SW
Elevation
33.404°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,788.095 km
Perigee altitude
35,787.817 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.093 km
Eccentricity
0.0000033
Inclination
0.0057°
RAAN
38.0808°
Arg. of periapsis
37.9246°
True anomaly
94.80558°
Mean anomaly
94.8052°
Eccentric anomaly
94.80539°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1436.17 mins
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1440 mins2025-04-30 00:29:17.574Z224.129° SW2025-04-30 06:45:17.574Z224.132° SW28.831°2025-05-01 00:29:17.574Z224.126° SW
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