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 26.760°
Eccentricity 0.65920
RA ascending node 7.961 hr
Argument perigee 181.433°
Mean anomaly 174.827°
Orbital period 734.031 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Apr 2025, 08:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2815.1 km
Mean Altitude 20583.8 km
Peak Altitude 38352.5 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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