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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

Country

Related business

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 (4 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, 20.0 m

Radar Cross Section

37.561 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A   26083.73824484  .00000088  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 51850   0.0407  30.3316 0000263   9.8307 270.8014  1.00270457  5740

Epoch: 2026-03-24T17:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T17:43:04.354Z)

Latitude

-0.01641°

Longitude

-137.00466°

Altitude

35,786.44 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 43m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:53:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.147 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.929 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.175 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

0.0407°

RAAN

30.3316°

Arg. of periapsis

9.8307°

True anomaly

270.79839°

Mean anomaly

270.8014°

Eccentric anomaly

270.79989°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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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	2026-03-25 13:41:48.312Z	224.127° SW	2026-03-26 08:55:48.312Z	224.139° SW	28.843°	2026-03-26 13:41:48.312Z	224.126° SW

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GOES 18, 51850

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T17:43:04.354Z)

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