Key statistics
Satellite GEOS 3 at a glance.
Uptime
18405
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
115.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GEOS 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GEOS 3
International designator: 1975-027A
Object number (NORAD): 7734
Object ID (CCSDS): 7734
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.472 minutes
Inclination: 114.9888 deg
SMA: 7206.494 km
Apoapsis: 832.811 km
Periapsis: 823.907 km
RAAN: 197.9326 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00061775
Argument of periapsis: 282.0616 deg
Mean anomaly: 77.977 deg
Mean motion: 14.19112148 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000059679706 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 5:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GEOS 3
TLE line 1: 1 07734U 75027A 25240.73938253 -.00000051 00000-0 59680-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 07734 114.9888 197.9326 0006177 282.0616 77.9770 14.19112148607771
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GEOS 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object GEOS 3.
Associated space launch
Geodetic research satellite
GEOS 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 1410 | Geos 3’, on board a Delta 1410 space rocket.
The launch took place on April 9, 1975, 11:58 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 1410 | Geos 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 9, 1975, 11:58 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 1410
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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