Spacecraft information: GOES 9

Launch Details
Launched 22 May 1995
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 23581
COSPAR ID 1995-025A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.839°
Eccentricity 0.00051
RA ascending node 1.037 hr
Argument perigee 212.405°
Mean anomaly 337.654°
Orbital period 1457.516 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jan 2026, 22:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36190.4 km
Mean Altitude 36211.9 km
Peak Altitude 36233.5 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 1 CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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