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 98.863°
Eccentricity 0.00137
RA ascending node 2.778 hr
Argument perigee 342.163°
Mean anomaly 17.906°
Orbital period 101.880 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Nov 2024, 02:09

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 844.9 km
Mean Altitude 854.8 km
Peak Altitude 864.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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