Spacecraft information: 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 7.308°
Eccentricity 0.00033
RA ascending node 20.038 hr
Argument perigee 320.674°
Mean anomaly 225.893°
Orbital period 1449.278 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Dec 2025, 23:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36037.3 km
Mean Altitude 36051.3 km
Peak Altitude 36065.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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