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
834.86 km
Apogee
853.77 km
Inclination
98.8°
Period
103.2 min
Semi-major axis
7222.4 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
2025-04-23 13:27:22 UTC
2025-04-23 10:20:29 UTC
2025-04-23 08:39:13 UTC
2025-04-23 01:46:42 UTC
2025-04-22 22:12:04 UTC
Data for the last 30 days
Orbital Elements
Last two-line elements (TLE)
TLE source
Celestrak (SatNOGS)
TLE updated
2025-04-23 11:33:39
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28654U 05018A 25113.05723064 .00000338 00000+0 20276-3 0 9991
2 28654 98.8425 193.0668 0013088 263.1019 96.8664 14.13581684 27030