Key statistics
Satellite GOES 6 at a glance.
Uptime
15527
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
10.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GOES 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GOES 6
International designator: 1983-041A
Object number (NORAD): 14050
Object ID (CCSDS): 14050
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.696 minutes
Inclination: 10.5597 deg
SMA: 42176.453 km
Apoapsis: 35815.321 km
Periapsis: 35781.316 km
RAAN: 322.7017 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00040312
Argument of periapsis: 254.7628 deg
Mean anomaly: 283.9813 deg
Mean motion: 1.00229988 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000211 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 3 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 30, 2025, 12:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GOES 6
TLE line 1: 1 14050U 83041A 25303.52426008 -.00000211 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 14050 10.5597 322.7017 0004031 254.7628 283.9813 1.00229988213710
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GOES 6.
Associated space launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
GOES 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 3914 | GOES 6’, on board a Delta 3914 space rocket.
The launch took place on April 28, 1983, 10:26 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta 3914 | GOES 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 28, 1983, 10:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 3914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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