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Location: Oberkirch
(48.5323°N, 8.0787°E)
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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          26069.88653876 +.00000000 +00000-0 +54673-4 0 00001
2 28654  98.8154 150.9770 0015267  72.3092 287.9746 14.13711200    08
Epoch (UTC): 10 March 2026 21:16:36
Eccentricity: 0.0015267
inclination: 98.8154°
perigee height: 836 km
apogee height: 858 km
right ascension of ascending node: 150.9770°
argument of perigee: 72.3092°
revolutions per day: 14.13711200
mean anomaly at epoch: 287.9746°

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

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