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 0.048°
Eccentricity 0.00009
RA ascending node 7.858 hr
Argument perigee 96.385°
Mean anomaly 287.565°
Orbital period 1433.952 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2025, 21:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35747.9 km
Mean Altitude 35751.7 km
Peak Altitude 35755.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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