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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
10 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 10 hours ago
0 GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A   25187.53701326  .00000114  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 51850   0.0105  57.3975 0000528  92.1905 191.4968  1.00272717  3125
Epoch: 2025-07-06T12:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T12:53:17.945Z)
Latitude
-0.02269°
Longitude
-136.99886°
Altitude
35,788.004 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 44m 20s
True Declination
0° 01' 22"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.02897°
Longitude
10.64628°
Altitude
35,783.696 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 19m 20s
Apparent Declination
-6° 04' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:42:26
Azimuth
224.153° SW
Elevation
33.432°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.63 km
Perigee altitude
35,785.178 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.541 km
Eccentricity
0.00005
Inclination
0.0105°
RAAN
57.3975°
Arg. of periapsis
92.1905°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
191.4968°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-06 22:42:15.901Z224.14° SW2025-07-07 22:42:15.901Z224.138° SW28.849°2025-07-07 22:42:15.901Z224.138° SW
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