Spacecraft information: GOES 7

Launch Details
Launched 25 February 1987
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 17561
COSPAR ID 1987-022A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.080°
Eccentricity 0.00029
RA ascending node 22.588 hr
Argument perigee 352.526°
Mean anomaly 142.953°
Orbital period 1441.398 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Dec 2025, 04:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35885.3 km
Mean Altitude 35897.4 km
Peak Altitude 35909.6 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2) DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB GOES 7 AKM

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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