Spacecraft information: GOES 2

Launch Details
Launched 15 June 1977
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 10061
COSPAR ID 1977-048A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.596°
Eccentricity 0.00137
RA ascending node 19.599 hr
Argument perigee 51.562°
Mean anomaly 290.212°
Orbital period 1448.700 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Apr 2026, 04:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35981.9 km
Mean Altitude 36040.1 km
Peak Altitude 36098.2 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 R/B(2) GOES 2 AKM

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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