GOES 17

Launch Details
Launched 28 February 2018
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 43226
COSPAR ID 2018-022A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.062°
Eccentricity 0.00011
RA ascending node 7.214 hr
Argument perigee 84.615°
Mean anomaly 181.640°
Orbital period 1433.975 min
Epoch of osculation 09 Jul 2025, 11:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35747.7 km
Mean Altitude 35752.2 km
Peak Altitude 35756.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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