GOES 5

Launch Details
Launched 21 May 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 12472
COSPAR ID 1981-049A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 9.989°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 21.198 hr
Argument perigee 287.225°
Mean anomaly 126.516°
Orbital period 1435.777 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2025, 10:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35780.1 km
Mean Altitude 35787.5 km
Peak Altitude 35794.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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