Spacecraft information: 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 12.010°
Eccentricity 0.00088
RA ascending node 2.538 hr
Argument perigee 297.608°
Mean anomaly 249.738°
Orbital period 1452.566 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Mar 2026, 09:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36078.1 km
Mean Altitude 36115.5 km
Peak Altitude 36152.8 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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