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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          26072.57599883 +.00000000 +00000-0 +48876-4 0 00006
2 28654  98.8151 153.6287 0015198  65.2528 295.0224 14.13711684    03
Epoch (UTC): 13 March 2026 13:49:26
Eccentricity: 0.0015198
inclination: 98.8151°
perigee height: 836 km
apogee height: 858 km
right ascension of ascending node: 153.6287°
argument of perigee: 65.2528°
revolutions per day: 14.13711684
mean anomaly at epoch: 295.0224°

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

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