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 8.739°
Eccentricity 0.00011
RA ascending node 20.368 hr
Argument perigee 126.095°
Mean anomaly 239.256°
Orbital period 1449.232 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Mar 2024, 11:27

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36045.6 km
Mean Altitude 36050.5 km
Peak Altitude 36055.3 km

Orbital History

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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