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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). 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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GOES 18 details

Identifier	51850, 2022-021A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	NOAA (US)
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 1 day ago

0 GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A   24347.92426562  .00000111  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 51850   0.0414 158.1805 0000690 136.8182 342.8385  1.00271884 10276

Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:10:56.549Z)

Latitude	-0.01143°
Longitude	-137.0109°
Altitude	35,783.273 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	18h 31m 17s
True Declination	0° 00' 41"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.01405°
Longitude	-143.09661°
Altitude	35,783.275 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	17h 51m 21s
Apparent Declination	-6° 06' 56"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	20:14:30
Azimuth	224.133° SW
Elevation	33.387°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,790.547 km
Perigee altitude	35,784.728 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.775 km
Eccentricity	0.000069
Inclination	0.0414°
RAAN	158.1805°
Arg. of periapsis	136.8182°
True anomaly	342.83617°
Mean anomaly	342.8385°
Eccentric anomaly	342.83733°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.15 mins