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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          26042.21331227 +.00000000 +00000-0 +50437-4 0 00006
2 28654  98.8203 123.6853 0014946 145.9353 214.2782 14.13705165    08
Epoch (UTC): 11 February 2026 05:07:10
Eccentricity: 0.0014946
inclination: 98.8203°
perigee height: 836 km
apogee height: 858 km
right ascension of ascending node: 123.6853°
argument of perigee: 145.9353°
revolutions per day: 14.13705165
mean anomaly at epoch: 214.2782°

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

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