Key statistics
Satellite GOES 3 at a glance.
Uptime
17188
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
7.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GOES 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GOES 3
International designator: 1978-062A
Object number (NORAD): 10953
Object ID (CCSDS): 10953
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1449.281 minutes
Inclination: 7.6836 deg
SMA: 42422.392 km
Apoapsis: 36049.043 km
Periapsis: 36039.472 km
RAAN: 301.7638 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001128
Argument of periapsis: 220.2179 deg
Mean anomaly: 158.8461 deg
Mean motion: 0.99359644 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000115 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 11:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GOES 3
TLE line 1: 1 10953U 78062A 25187.46661737 .00000115 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 10953 7.6836 301.7638 0001128 220.2179 158.8461 0.99359644125104
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GOES 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
GOES 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | GOES 3’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 16, 1978, 10:49 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta 2914 | GOES 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 16, 1978, 10:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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