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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
5 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, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
37.561 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A   25199.75991352  .00000102  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 51850   0.0097 102.5264 0000560 110.8023 220.0351  1.00272037 12461
Epoch: 2025-07-18T18:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T18:14:16.528Z)
Latitude
0.00071°
Longitude
-137.0106°
Altitude
35,787.818 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 53m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 03"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.01886°
Longitude
-56.58085°
Altitude
35,784.799 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 59m 35s
Apparent Declination
-6° 04' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:22:45
Azimuth
224.161° SW
Elevation
33.415°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.956 km
Perigee altitude
35,785.233 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.732 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
0.0097°
RAAN
102.5264°
Arg. of periapsis
110.8023°
True anomaly
220.03097°
Mean anomaly
220.0351°
Eccentric anomaly
220.03304°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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