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 7.121°
Eccentricity 0.00025
RA ascending node 19.999 hr
Argument perigee 358.685°
Mean anomaly 192.974°
Orbital period 1449.217 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Mar 2026, 12:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36039.6 km
Mean Altitude 36050.2 km
Peak Altitude 36060.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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