Spacecraft information: GOES 3 AKM

Launch Details
Launched 15 June 1978
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 20801
COSPAR ID 1978-062D
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.351°
Eccentricity 0.01039
RA ascending node 18.949 hr
Argument perigee 94.499°
Mean anomaly 119.385°
Orbital period 1447.597 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jul 2026, 05:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35578.3 km
Mean Altitude 36018.5 km
Peak Altitude 36458.8 km

Launched alongside

GOES 3 DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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