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 25.982°
Eccentricity 0.66637
RA ascending node 12.435 hr
Argument perigee 71.533°
Mean anomaly 346.500°
Orbital period 734.025 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Apr 2024, 12:09

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2621.9 km
Mean Altitude 20583.7 km
Peak Altitude 38545.5 km

Orbital History

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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