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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
4 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 4 hours ago
0 GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A   25189.17882936  .00000113  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 51850   0.0096 107.8160 0000322  36.8320  69.1022  1.00271020 12352
Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:17:30.856Z)
Latitude
0.00097°
Longitude
-137.00096°
Altitude
35,785.822 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 15m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 03"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.0085°
Longitude
-76.4175°
Altitude
35,787.156 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 01m 46s
Apparent Declination
-6° 06' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:24:53
Azimuth
224.131° SW
Elevation
33.396°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.238 km
Perigee altitude
35,786.522 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.017 km
Eccentricity
0.00003
Inclination
0.0096°
RAAN
107.816°
Arg. of periapsis
36.832°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
69.1022°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-08 08:19:11.408Z224.118° SW2025-07-09 01:45:11.408Z224.133° SW28.833°2025-07-09 08:19:11.408Z224.117° SW
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