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United States Air ForceDelta II 7320-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 18
Launched
May 20, 2005
Summary
NOAA 18 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7320-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 20, 2005. It was United States Air Force's 1,068th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,712th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 7320-10C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). NOAA 18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 854 × 873 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320-10C · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta II 7320-10C flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,068th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,712th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 18 · NORAD 28654 · 2005-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-018A
- Epoch
- 2005-05-20 13:05:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10839611 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013398
- Inclination
- 98.7459°
- Ascending node
- 88.2849°
- Arg. of perigee
- 253.8313°
- Mean anomaly
- 106.0632°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- NOAA 18 · NORAD 28654 · in orbit
Delta 312 · re-entered July 5, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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 SEM/2 instrument and High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) instruments, as well as the SBUV/2 ozone-monitoring instrument. It is the first NOAA POES satellite to use MHS in place of AMSU-B. NOAA-18 also hosts Cospas-Sarsat payloads.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
73rd launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 621st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
309 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 18 launch?
NOAA 18 launched on May 20, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 18?
Delta II 7320-10C, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7320-10C spec sheet
Where did NOAA 18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 18 reach?
NOAA 18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 854 × 873 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did NOAA 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).