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GOES 1 (SMS-C), 8366

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 1 (SMS-C), 8366 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Oct 1975 UTC via a DELTA 2914 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 1 (SMS-C) details

Identifier	8366, 1975-100A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	NOAA (US)
Manufacturer	Ae Ford WDL
Mission	Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	SMS, SVM-5
Mass	~612 kg wet, ~277 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1975-10-16 (49 years ago)
Launch vehicle	DELTA 2914
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 2.6 m
Radar Cross Section	5.298 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 GOES 1 (SMS-C)
1 08366U 75100A   24361.27323500 -.00000177  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 08366   5.9788 284.1398 0005099 331.8507 213.0782  1.00295743179671

Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:33Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:33:27.504Z)

Latitude	-0.49117°
Longitude	-84.6273°
Altitude	35,797.566 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 15m 58s
True Declination	0° 29' 26"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	2.35299°
Longitude	113.7276°
Altitude	35,765.655 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 39m 52s
Apparent Declination	-3° 34' 07"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	19:07:17
Azimuth	148.359° SSE
Elevation	41.602°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,802.43 km
Perigee altitude	35,759.437 km
Semi-major axis	42,159.071 km
Eccentricity	0.0005099
Inclination	5.9788°
RAAN	284.1398°
Arg. of periapsis	331.8507°
True anomaly	213.04633°
Mean anomaly	213.0782°
Eccentric anomaly	213.06226°
Mean motion	0.25073 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1435.81 mins