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NOAA 18 - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 28654U          26088.21730582 +.00000000 +00000-0 +59065-4 0 00009
2 28654  98.8130 169.0486 0014547  22.7420 337.4394 14.13714770    06
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 05:12:55
Eccentricity: 0.0014547
inclination: 98.8130°
perigee height: 836 km
apogee height: 857 km
right ascension of ascending node: 169.0486°
argument of perigee: 22.7420°
revolutions per day: 14.13714770
mean anomaly at epoch: 337.4394°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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