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
833.10 km
Apogee
855.31 km
Inclination
98.8°
Period
103.2 min
Semi-major axis
7222.3 km
Velocity
7.43 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
2025-06-23 20:32:37 UTC
2025-06-23 18:50:09 UTC
2025-06-23 17:13:46 UTC
2025-06-23 15:35:10 UTC
2025-06-23 15:27:47 UTC
Data for the last 30 days
Orbital Elements
Last two-line elements (TLE)
TLE source
Celestrak (SatNOGS)
TLE updated
2025-06-24 01:24:01
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28654U 05018A 25174.77814922 .00000061 00000+0 55761-4 0 9992
2 28654 98.8424 254.0950 0015355 89.9350 270.3582 14.13614218 35758