Key statistics
Satellite GOES 2 at a glance.
Uptime
17553
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
7.2
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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: 1448.659 minutes
Inclination: 7.2438 deg
SMA: 42410.265 km
Apoapsis: 36079.667 km
Periapsis: 35984.592 km
RAAN: 296.2333 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011209
Argument of periapsis: 49.6299 deg
Mean anomaly: 334.4936 deg
Mean motion: 0.99402267 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000025 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 4:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 4 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GOES 2
TLE line 1: 1 10061U 77048A 25186.66707615 -.00000250 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 10061 7.2438 296.2333 0011209 49.6299 334.4936 0.99402267 42832
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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