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Satellite · NORAD 43226 · COSPAR 2018-022A

GOES 17

InactivePayloadGEOWeather derived

Altitude now

35,782.3km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.07km/s

Inclination

1.15°

Period

23.9 h

1,436.1 min

Perigee

35,783km

Apogee

35,790km

orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:31 UTC (7.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

Ground track of GOES 17GOES 17
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Latitude
0.900° N
Longitude
89.489° W
Altitude
35782.3 km
Velocity
3.075 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:31 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Weather
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Backup / standby [B]
Radar cross-section
—
Constellation membership derived
GOES via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • GOES 17Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
NOAA
SATCAT owner code
US · United States
Country
United States US

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
01 Mar 2018
COSPAR launch id
2018-022
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
StatusACTIVE → INACTIVECelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → GEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 8 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events →

  1. 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

    DecommissionGOES 17 reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    confidence 80%

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
43226
COSPAR / international designator
2018-022A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RVA
Canonical slug
goes-17-43226

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Weather) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.