Spacecraft information: GOES 6

Launch Details
Launched 28 April 1983
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 14050
COSPAR ID 1983-041A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.154°
Eccentricity 0.00017
RA ascending node 21.406 hr
Argument perigee 247.338°
Mean anomaly 119.382°
Orbital period 1436.499 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2026, 11:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35794.6 km
Mean Altitude 35801.6 km
Peak Altitude 35808.6 km

Orbital History

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51.51°N
0.13°W
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