Spacecraft information: GEOS-2

Launch Details
Launched 13 July 1978
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 10981
COSPAR ID 1978-071A
Alternative names GEOSTATIONARY SCIENTIFIC SATELLITE-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.582°
Eccentricity 0.00044
RA ascending node 19.105 hr
Argument perigee 11.368°
Mean anomaly 270.851°
Orbital period 1448.995 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jun 2026, 06:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36027.3 km
Mean Altitude 36045.8 km
Peak Altitude 36064.4 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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