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
834.71 km
Apogee
854.05 km
Inclination
98.8°
Period
103.2 min
Semi-major axis
7222.5 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
2025-04-02 14:43:13 UTC
2025-04-02 13:02:41 UTC
2025-04-02 12:55:30 UTC
2025-04-02 11:14:06 UTC
2025-04-02 11:15:59 UTC
Data for the last 30 days
Orbital Elements
Last two-line elements (TLE)
TLE source
Celestrak (SatNOGS)
TLE updated
2025-04-02 20:15:00
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28654U 05018A 25092.53040293 .00000385 00000+0 22761-3 0 9999
2 28654 98.8441 172.7687 0013354 325.8225 34.2087 14.13563391 24053