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GOES 5
Launch Details
Launched | 21 May 1981 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Non-operational |
Category |
GOES
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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 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 35780.1 km |
Mean Altitude | 35787.5 km |
Peak Altitude | 35794.9 km |
Orbital History
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