Key statistics
Satellite GOES 2 at a glance.
Uptime
17665
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
7.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GOES 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GOES 2
International designator: 1977-048A
Object number (NORAD): 10061
Object ID (CCSDS): 10061
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1448.656 minutes
Inclination: 6.9787 deg
SMA: 42410.207 km
Apoapsis: 36080.649 km
Periapsis: 35983.494 km
RAAN: 295.281 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00114542
Argument of periapsis: 39.2183 deg
Mean anomaly: 171.5428 deg
Mean motion: 0.9940247 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000248 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 8:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GOES 2
TLE line 1: 1 10061U 77048A 25299.86251853 -.00000248 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 10061 6.9787 295.2810 0011454 39.2183 171.5428 0.99402470 43959
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GOES 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
GOES 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | GOES 2’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 16, 1977, 10:51 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta 2914 | GOES 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 16, 1977, 10:51 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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