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 5.079°
Eccentricity 0.00064
RA ascending node 18.651 hr
Argument perigee 341.485°
Mean anomaly 240.997°
Orbital period 1436.742 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Dec 2025, 11:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35779.6 km
Mean Altitude 35806.4 km
Peak Altitude 35833.1 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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