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GOES 17, 43226

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 17, 43226 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Mar 2018 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	43226, 2018-022A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	NOAA (US)
Manufacturer	LMCSS
Mission	On reserve Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	A2100, LEROS-1C
Mass	5,192 kg wet, 2,857 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-03-01 (7 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 Ant, 12 m
Radar Cross Section	38.538 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GOES 17
1 43226U 18022A   25089.36294763 -.00000096  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 43226   0.0427 328.4718 0001786 112.3115 133.4595  1.00270952 25970

Epoch: 2025-03-30T08:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-30T08:42:38.675Z)

Latitude	-0.01786°
Longitude	-104.39134°
Altitude	35,791.499 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	14h 17m 03s
True Declination	0° 01' 04"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.02171°
Longitude	-104.86857°
Altitude	35,791.458 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	14h 15m 31s
Apparent Declination	-6° 15' 27"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	14:12:14
Azimuth	178.87° S
Elevation	43.82°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,795.43 km
Perigee altitude	35,780.368 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.036 km
Eccentricity	0.0001786
Inclination	0.0427°
RAAN	328.4718°
Arg. of periapsis	112.3115°
True anomaly	133.47435°
Mean anomaly	133.4595°
Eccentric anomaly	133.46693°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins