Spacecraft information: GOES 1

Launch Details
Launched 15 October 1975
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Category GOES
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 8366
COSPAR ID 1975-100A
Alternative names SMS-C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 4.958°
Eccentricity 0.00060
RA ascending node 18.610 hr
Argument perigee 353.649°
Mean anomaly 228.973°
Orbital period 1436.674 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jan 2026, 08:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35779.8 km
Mean Altitude 35805.0 km
Peak Altitude 35830.3 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2) DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB GOES 1 AKM

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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