NOAA 18
NOAA 18 is a weather operated by United States, currently in low Earth orbit, around 843 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 102 minutes at an inclination of 98.8°. It was launched in 2005. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.
Orbital data
- NORAD ID
- 28654
- COSPAR ID
- 2005-018A
- Type
- Weather
- Orbit
- LEO
- Perigee (lowest)
- 843 km
- Apogee (highest)
- 865 km
- Inclination
- 98.81°
- Orbital period
- 102 min
- Launch year
- 2005
- Operator
- United States
Orbital data updated: 2026-07-22 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.
About LEO orbit
Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.
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