Spacecraft information: GOES 6

Launch Details
Launched 27 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 10.278°
Eccentricity 0.00012
RA ascending node 21.439 hr
Argument perigee 307.297°
Mean anomaly 252.308°
Orbital period 1436.780 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Apr 2026, 04:31

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35801.8 km
Mean Altitude 35807.1 km
Peak Altitude 35812.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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