GOES 3

Launch Details
Launched 15 June 1978
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 10953
COSPAR ID 1978-062A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.432°
Eccentricity 0.00030
RA ascending node 20.063 hr
Argument perigee 291.563°
Mean anomaly 258.031°
Orbital period 1449.263 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Oct 2025, 15:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36038.4 km
Mean Altitude 36051.0 km
Peak Altitude 36063.6 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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