GOES 12

Launch Details
Launched 22 July 2001
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 26871
COSPAR ID 2001-031A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.748°
Eccentricity 0.00056
RA ascending node 2.617 hr
Argument perigee 268.442°
Mean anomaly 86.177°
Orbital period 1452.506 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Oct 2025, 15:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36090.5 km
Mean Altitude 36114.3 km
Peak Altitude 36138.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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