About

GOES 18

operational
NORAD ID: 51850 • Int'l Des: 2022-021 • Owner: NOAA • Country: US
HEOCIRCULARGSOGEO
POV Track Ground

About GOES 18

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Live Position

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Upcoming Passes

Altitude History

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Two-Line Element Set

1 51850U 22021A 25277.75464388 .00000097 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 51850 0.0480 26.8036 0000576 225.0382 256.5380 1.00272033 4032
Epoch: Oct 4, 2025 • Age: 14 hours

Current Status

Altitude 35786.8 km
Velocity 3.07 km/s
Sub-Earth Point -0.01°S, 137°W
Launch Date Mar 1, 2022
Age 3.5 years
Type weather

Technical Details

Classification Payload
Mass 5209.00 kg
Dry Mass 2857.00 kg
Total Mass 5209.00 kg
Length 6.10 m
Diameter 3.90 m
Span 12.00 m
Shape Box + panel + boom
Manufacturer LMCSS
Bus Type A2100
Phase Status In Orbit
Owner/State NOAA/US
Data: planet4589.org

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