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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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (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, 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

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

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Other satellites on launch #21 in the year 2022 (2022-03-01 UTC)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 51851

GOES 18 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-07-18 23:35:07.122Z	224.148° SW	2025-07-19 23:35:07.122Z	224.144° SW	28.838°	2025-07-19 23:35:07.122Z	224.144° SW

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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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