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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          26032.44625449 +.00000000 +00000-0 +61211-4 0 00004
2 28654  98.8220 114.0498 0014485 172.8400 187.2982 14.13702650    03
Epoch (UTC): 01 February 2026 10:42:36
Eccentricity: 0.0014485
inclination: 98.8220°
perigee height: 836 km
apogee height: 857 km
right ascension of ascending node: 114.0498°
argument of perigee: 172.8400°
revolutions per day: 14.13702650
mean anomaly at epoch: 187.2982°

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

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