Spacecraft information: GOES 1

Launch Details
Launched 15 October 1975
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
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 4.687°
Eccentricity 0.00037
RA ascending node 18.525 hr
Argument perigee 358.155°
Mean anomaly 37.927°
Orbital period 1436.325 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 13:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35782.5 km
Mean Altitude 35798.2 km
Peak Altitude 35813.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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