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 27.398°
Eccentricity 0.65993
RA ascending node 2.740 hr
Argument perigee 311.685°
Mean anomaly 8.262°
Orbital period 734.038 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Jun 2026, 21:07

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2795.5 km
Mean Altitude 20584.0 km
Peak Altitude 38372.4 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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