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 7.679°
Eccentricity 0.00012
RA ascending node 20.117 hr
Argument perigee 221.439°
Mean anomaly 126.631°
Orbital period 1449.272 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Jul 2025, 09:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36046.1 km
Mean Altitude 36051.2 km
Peak Altitude 36056.4 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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