Spacecraft information: GEOS-1

Launch Details
Launched 19 April 1977
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 9931
COSPAR ID 1977-029A
Alternative names GEOSTATIONARY SCIENTIFIC SATELLITE-1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 27.553°
Eccentricity 0.66044
RA ascending node 2.003 hr
Argument perigee 329.884°
Mean anomaly 4.663°
Orbital period 734.049 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Aug 2026, 12:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2782.0 km
Mean Altitude 20584.3 km
Peak Altitude 38386.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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