NOAA 18
Mission information
Name
NOAA 18
Call sign
Satellite ID
SWSC-0362-2710-3817-5254
NORAD ID
Status
Active
The satellite is in orbit
The satellite is in orbit
Orbital parameters of the satellite
Perigee
833.63 km
Apogee
855.40 km
Inclination
98.8°
Period
103.2 min
Semi-major axis
7222.7 km
Velocity
7.4 km/s
Mission timeline
Launch time
2005-05-20 00:00:00
Decayed time
Transmitters
Telemetry decoder NOAA 18
Decoder name
Decoder fields
Last observers
Observer
Time of receipt
2025-02-23 11:14:13 UTC
2025-02-23 10:59:03 UTC
2025-02-23 09:40:14 UTC
2025-02-23 09:33:02 UTC
2025-02-23 09:33:04 UTC
Data for the last 30 days
Orbital Elements
Last two-line elements (TLE)
TLE source
Celestrak (active)
TLE updated
2025-02-23 08:33:29
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28654U 05018A 25054.16567323 .00000373 00000+0 22099-3 0 9995
2 28654 98.8498 134.8194 0015063 73.8422 286.4407 14.13522923 18714