Spacecraft information: GOES 4 AKM

Launch Details
Launched 8 September 1980
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 11970
COSPAR ID 1980-074C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 16.287°
Eccentricity 0.16387
RA ascending node 20.942 hr
Argument perigee 266.481°
Mean anomaly 81.859°
Orbital period 1766.096 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jul 2026, 07:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 34096.8 km
Mean Altitude 42028.0 km
Peak Altitude 49959.2 km

Launched alongside

GOES 4 DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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