▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	0.0027°
Eccentricity	0.0000515
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,789 km
Perigee	35,785 km
Mean motion	1.00271279 rev/day
RAAN	96.2949°
Arg of perigee	72.8091°
Mean anomaly	56.5731°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	679

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 51850U 22021A 26188.21527747 .00000112 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 51850 0.0027 96.2949 0000515 72.8091 56.5731 1.00271279 6795

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GOES 18",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2022-021A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T05:09:59.973+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00271279,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000515,
  "INCLINATION": 0.0027,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 96.2949,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 72.8091,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 56.5731,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 51850,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 679,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000112,
  "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 18
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, 2022HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	5209HIGHvia 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.