Spacecraft information: GOES 12

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

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.167°
Eccentricity 0.00069
RA ascending node 2.490 hr
Argument perigee 309.518°
Mean anomaly 223.160°
Orbital period 1452.560 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Jun 2026, 02:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36086.0 km
Mean Altitude 36115.4 km
Peak Altitude 36144.7 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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