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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          26142.21852351 +.00000000 +00000-0 +45144-4 0 00002
2 28654  98.8112 222.2715 0013544 221.3904 138.6243 14.13723974    03
Epoch (UTC): 22 May 2026 05:14:40
Eccentricity: 0.0013544
inclination: 98.8112°
perigee height: 837 km
apogee height: 856 km
right ascension of ascending node: 222.2715°
argument of perigee: 221.3904°
revolutions per day: 14.13723974
mean anomaly at epoch: 138.6243°

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

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