NOAA 18

Launch Details
Launched 19 May 2005
Flight ended
Status Backup/Standby
Categories Weather
NOAA
Search & Rescue (SARSAT)
ARGOS Data Collection System
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 28654
COSPAR ID 2005-018A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.903°
Eccentricity 0.00153
RA ascending node 22.617 hr
Argument perigee 104.771°
Mean anomaly 255.516°
Orbital period 101.910 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Sep 2023, 08:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 845.1 km
Mean Altitude 856.2 km
Peak Altitude 867.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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