Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · SSO
NOAA-18, known before launch as NOAA-N, is a weather forecasting satellite run by NOAA. NOAA-N (18) was launched on May 20, 2005, into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 854 km above the Earth, with an orbital period of 102 minutes. It hosts the AMSU-A, MHS, AVHRR, Space Environment Monitor…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA 18 2005-018A | Payload | 836 × 857 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 2005-018B | Rocket body | re-entered 2005-07-05 |
COSPAR ID 2005-018. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).