Orbital elements of GOES 18
| Launched | 28 February 2022 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 51850 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Mar 20 18:57 | 2026 Mar 20 12:41:38 | 0.0451 | 0.00006 | 1.5522 | 29.9083 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 19 18:56 | 2026 Mar 19 05:56:49 | 0.0454 | 0.00006 | 0.9641 | 41.1728 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 18 18:56 | 2026 Mar 18 12:32:32 | 0.0469 | 0.00006 | 0.7027 | 46.0834 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 17 18:56 | 2026 Mar 17 12:27:38 | 0.0463 | 0.00006 | 0.4271 | 48.8152 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 16 18:57 | 2026 Mar 16 06:04:03 | 0.0376 | 0.00007 | 2.8225 | 17.9373 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 15 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 15:30:51 | 0.0365 | 0.00007 | 2.7181 | 20.0722 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 14 18:56 | 2026 Mar 14 12:59:31 | 0.0348 | 0.00008 | 2.4877 | 24.6626 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 13 18:57 | 2026 Mar 12 16:29:41 | 0.0339 | 0.00008 | 3.6700 | 4.5766 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 12 13:04:13 | 0.0337 | 0.00008 | 3.6469 | 4.8767 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 11 11:26:38 | 0.0320 | 0.00008 | 3.4919 | 5.7165 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 11:09:38 | 0.0303 | 0.00009 | 3.4120 | 354.3477 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 09 12:30:04 | 0.0344 | 0.00007 | 4.2692 | 349.9474 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 08 11:18:21 | 0.0326 | 0.00007 | 4.2179 | 347.0470 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 07 12:33:38 | 0.0311 | 0.00008 | 4.2108 | 347.8880 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 06 12:23:38 | 0.0290 | 0.00008 | 4.1851 | 352.0996 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 05 13:20:45 | 0.0330 | 0.00007 | 5.0621 | 327.9002 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 11:59:38 | 0.0304 | 0.00007 | 5.0507 | 323.5131 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 10:46:38 | 0.0277 | 0.00006 | 5.0378 | 317.9827 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Mar 02 15:05:38 | 0.0255 | 0.00005 | 5.0025 | 313.2420 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Mar 01 12:30:28 | 0.0223 | 0.00006 | 4.9532 | 314.9670 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 28 12:21:18 | 0.0201 | 0.00006 | 4.9206 | 305.5211 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 27 04:42:38 | 0.0166 | 0.00006 | 4.8333 | 299.5845 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 14:15:26 | 0.0150 | 0.00005 | 4.7633 | 299.3566 | 178.2792 | 1.00273 | – |