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 98.838°
Eccentricity 0.00132
RA ascending node 21.320 hr
Argument perigee 259.507°
Mean anomaly 100.461°
Orbital period 101.865 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Aug 2025, 05:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 844.6 km
Mean Altitude 854.1 km
Peak Altitude 863.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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