▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	0.9848°
Eccentricity	0.0000608
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,789 km
Perigee	35,784 km
Mean motion	1.00271949 rev/day
RAAN	85.3936°
Arg of perigee	59.0324°
Mean anomaly	111.0950°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	3,062

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43226U 18022A 26188.16632558 -.00000168 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

2 43226 0.9848 85.3936 0000608 59.0324 111.0950 1.00271949 30620

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GOES 17",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-022A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:59:30.53+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00271949,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000608,
  "INCLINATION": 0.9848,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 85.3936,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 59.0324,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 111.095,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43226,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 3062,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000168,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	GOES 17
Operator	National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 1, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	5192HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims9

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.