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 1.365°
Eccentricity 0.00054
RA ascending node 5.494 hr
Argument perigee 54.358°
Mean anomaly 40.277°
Orbital period 1436.132 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Jul 2026, 11:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35771.6 km
Mean Altitude 35794.4 km
Peak Altitude 35817.3 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 4 R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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