GOES 18 (51850)

COSPAR: 2022-021A | Alt Name: GOES 18

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 1, 2022

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

SLC41

Launch Vehicle

Atlas V 541

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

51850

International Designator

2022-021A

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:39:30 GMT

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Inclination

0.02°

Right Ascension

91.18°

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Argument of Perigee

60.78°

Period

1436.09 min

Mean Motion

1.00 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GOES 18

Alternative Name

GOES 18

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

NOAA

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 51850U 22021A   26200.73576442  .00000000  00000+0  00000+0 0  9992

2 51850   0.0158  91.1760 0000616  60.7789 273.4501 01.00272002  6911

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Summary

GOES 18 is a meteorology satellite owned by NOAA and was manufactured by LMCSS. It was launched on March 1, 2022, from the AFETR launch site at SLC41 using an Atlas V 541 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 6.1 meters in length, a diameter of 3.9 meters, and a span of 12 meters. It features a deployable solar array for power with a dry mass of 2857 kg and a launch mass of 5209 kg. GOES 18 is equipped with an imager, sounder, solar X-ray imager, S-band, L-band, and UHF communication channels. The satellite's shape is described as box + panel + boom, and it has a mission lifetime of 15 years (10 operational, followed by 5 years on-orbit spare). Its purpose is meteorology, and the equipment includes a Leros-1C motor for propulsion.

Physical Characteristics

Length

6.1

Diameter

3.9

Span

Dry Mass

2857

Launch Mass

5209

Shape

Box + panel + boom

Radar Cross Section

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Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

GOES T

Purpose

Meteorology

Mission

Meteorology

Manufacturer

LMCSS

Life Expectancy

15 years (10 operational, after 5 years on-orbit spare)

Bus

A2100

Configuration

A2100A

Motor

Leros-1C

Equipment

imager, sounder, solar X-ray imager, S-band, L-band, UHF communication channels

Power System

Deployable solar array, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

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