Orbital elements of GOES 3
| Launched | 15 June 1978 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 10953 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 12 12:38:13 | 7.1211 | 0.00025 | 19.9995 | 358.6845 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 11 10:58:59 | 7.1233 | 0.00025 | 20.0000 | 358.5774 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 12:44:50 | 7.1253 | 0.00025 | 20.0004 | 358.2628 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 09 13:38:06 | 7.1274 | 0.00026 | 20.0009 | 357.7786 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 08 13:29:05 | 7.1296 | 0.00026 | 20.0014 | 357.1931 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 06 14:50:25 | 7.1339 | 0.00027 | 20.0022 | 356.3745 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 06 12:57:55 | 7.1341 | 0.00027 | 20.0023 | 356.3567 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 05 09:36:05 | 7.1366 | 0.00028 | 20.0028 | 355.7682 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 11:10:38 | 7.1387 | 0.00028 | 20.0032 | 355.1030 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 11:25:11 | 7.1409 | 0.00028 | 20.0036 | 354.6494 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Mar 02 15:39:32 | 7.1427 | 0.00029 | 20.0040 | 354.3803 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Mar 01 09:49:13 | 7.1455 | 0.00029 | 20.0045 | 353.3091 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 28 09:01:22 | 7.1478 | 0.00029 | 20.0050 | 352.7112 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 26 20:14:38 | 7.1513 | 0.00029 | 20.0056 | 352.1313 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 14:40:56 | 7.1518 | 0.00029 | 20.0057 | 352.2945 | 192.9740 | 0.99364 | – |