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GOES 13, 29155

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 13, 29155 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) that was launched on Wed, 24 May 2006 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(4,2) 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 13 details

Identifier	29155, 2006-018A
Orbit	Active
Last TLE update	14 hours ago
Origin	NOAA (US)
Manufacturer	Boeing/ES
Mission	On reserve Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	HS-601, R-4D-11-300
Mass	3,209 kg wet, 1,543 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2006-05-24 (18 years ago)
Launch vehicle	DELTA 4M+(4,2)
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 1 Pan + 1 Ant, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	30.033 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 GOES 13
1 29155U 06018A   24325.69340848 -.00000032  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 29155   3.0351  83.3794 0063597 256.3024 175.5547  0.98831501 37584

Epoch: 2024-11-20T16:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-20T16:38:30.492Z)

Latitude	2.88008°
Longitude	-154.55575°
Altitude	36,463.215 km
Speed	3.041 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 21m 01s
True Declination	2° 52' 38"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-2.98278°
Longitude	53.07793°
Altitude	35,946.834 km
Speed	3.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	23h 49m 02s
Apparent Declination	-9° 01' 52"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	03:40:20
Azimuth	241.291° WSW
Elevation	17.616°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,467.071 km
Perigee altitude	35,925.55 km
Semi-major axis	42,574.448 km
Eccentricity	0.0063597
Inclination	3.0351°
RAAN	83.3794°
Arg. of periapsis	256.3024°
True anomaly	175.61074°
Mean anomaly	175.5547°
Eccentric anomaly	175.58276°
Mean motion	0.24707 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1457.08 mins