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 0.399°
Eccentricity 0.00033
RA ascending node 5.688 hr
Argument perigee 107.610°
Mean anomaly 239.373°
Orbital period 1436.082 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jul 2025, 05:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35779.7 km
Mean Altitude 35793.4 km
Peak Altitude 35807.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 4 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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