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
834.25 km
Apogee
854.28 km
Inclination
98.8°
Period
103.2 min
Semi-major axis
7222.4 km
Velocity
7.42 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
2025-05-13 22:45:39 UTC
2025-05-13 21:06:09 UTC
2025-05-13 20:59:32 UTC
2025-05-13 20:59:37 UTC
2025-05-13 14:12:23 UTC
Data for the last 30 days
Orbital Elements
Last two-line elements (TLE)
TLE source
Celestrak (active)
TLE updated
2025-05-14 01:36:19
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28654U 05018A 25133.79618802 .00000231 00000+0 14592-3 0 9993
2 28654 98.8421 213.5732 0013918 201.0290 159.0311 14.13596611 29961