Spacecraft information: NOAA 18

Launch Details
Launched 19 May 2005
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category NOAA
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 28654
COSPAR ID 2005-018A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.821°
Eccentricity 0.00147
RA ascending node 7.864 hr
Argument perigee 161.828°
Mean anomaly 198.342°
Orbital period 101.860 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 09:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 843.3 km
Mean Altitude 853.9 km
Peak Altitude 864.5 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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