Key statistics
Satellite GOES 1 (SMS-C) at a glance.
Uptime
18276
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
5.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GOES 1 (SMS-C).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GOES 1 (SMS-C)
International designator: 1975-100A
Object number (NORAD): 8366
Object ID (CCSDS): 8366
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.738 minutes
Inclination: 5.2031 deg
SMA: 42177.286 km
Apoapsis: 35823.758 km
Periapsis: 35774.543 km
RAAN: 280.3546 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00058343
Argument of periapsis: 328.7665 deg
Mean anomaly: 3.3894 deg
Mean motion: 1.00227021 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000102 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 9:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GOES 1 (SMS-C)
TLE line 1: 1 08366U 75100A 25300.88119579 -.00000102 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 08366 5.2031 280.3546 0005834 328.7665 3.3894 1.00227021182734
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GOES 1 (SMS-C).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object GOES 1 (SMS-C).
Associated space launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
GOES 1 (SMS-C) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | GOES 1’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 16, 1975, 10:40 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta 2914 | GOES 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 16, 1975, 10:40 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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