Spacecraft information: EWS-G2

Launch Details
Launched 3 March 2010
Flight ended
Status Backup/Standby
Categories Weather
GOES
Search & Rescue (SARSAT)
Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 36411
COSPAR ID 2010-008A
Alternative names GOES 15
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.874°
Eccentricity 0.00057
RA ascending node 5.733 hr
Argument perigee 185.644°
Mean anomaly 321.512°
Orbital period 1436.091 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Jan 2026, 04:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35769.6 km
Mean Altitude 35793.6 km
Peak Altitude 35817.6 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 4 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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