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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	6 hours ago
Origin	NOAA (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, 12 m
Radar Cross Section	37.561 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 GOES 18
1 51850U 22021A   25090.08360896  .00000093  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 51850   0.0090  89.6753 0000081  46.1037 306.0165  1.00270727 11366

Epoch: 2025-03-31T02:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-31T02:00:23.814Z)

Latitude	0.00085°
Longitude	-137.00246°
Altitude	35,786.183 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 27m 12s
True Declination	0° 00' 03"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.00031°
Longitude	-40.51285°
Altitude	35,786.102 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	11h 37m 35s
Apparent Declination	-6° 05' 58"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	14:00:41
Azimuth	224.137° SW
Elevation	33.404°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,788.303 km
Perigee altitude	35,787.62 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.099 km
Eccentricity	0.0000081
Inclination	0.009°
RAAN	89.6753°
Arg. of periapsis	46.1037°
True anomaly	306.01575°
Mean anomaly	306.0165°
Eccentric anomaly	306.01612°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.17 mins