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GOES 5, 12472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 5, 12472 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 22 May 1981 UTC via a DELTA 3914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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GOES 5 details

Identifier	12472, 1981-049A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	NOAA (US)
Manufacturer	Hughes
Mission	Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	HS-371, STAR 27 TE-
Mass	836 kg wet, ~295 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1981-05-22 (44 years ago)
Launch vehicle	DELTA 3914
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + 1 Ant, 4.4 m
Radar Cross Section	7.914 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GOES 5
1 12472U 81049A   24360.43722247 -.00000104  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 12472  10.3271 319.2904 0003976 295.6380 254.3899  1.00339863117448

Epoch: 2024-12-25T10:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T10:29:36.021Z)

Latitude	-1.77873°
Longitude	-102.73841°
Altitude	35,771.866 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	09h 56m 22s
True Declination	-1° 46' 37"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-5.20239°
Longitude	-82.6318°
Altitude	35,766.562 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	11h 18m 03s
Apparent Declination	-12° 00' 39"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:07:16
Azimuth	176.651° S
Elevation	38.013°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,785.299 km
Perigee altitude	35,751.784 km
Semi-major axis	42,146.678 km
Eccentricity	0.0003976
Inclination	10.3271°
RAAN	319.2904°
Arg. of periapsis	295.638°
True anomaly	254.34602°
Mean anomaly	254.3899°
Eccentric anomaly	254.36796°
Mean motion	0.25084 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1435.17 mins