Spacecraft information: GOES 4

Launch Details
Launched 8 September 1980
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 11964
COSPAR ID 1980-074A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.178°
Eccentricity 0.00325
RA ascending node 20.242 hr
Argument perigee 103.677°
Mean anomaly 83.488°
Orbital period 1451.207 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 04:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35951.0 km
Mean Altitude 36089.0 km
Peak Altitude 36226.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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