Key statistics
Satellite GOES 1 (SMS-C) at a glance.
Uptime
18100
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
5.6
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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: 1436.26 minutes
Inclination: 5.6456 deg
SMA: 42167.933 km
Apoapsis: 35801.66 km
Periapsis: 35777.936 km
RAAN: 282.5235 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002813
Argument of periapsis: 346.0916 deg
Mean anomaly: 186.1505 deg
Mean motion: 1.00260368 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000237 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GOES 1 (SMS-C)
TLE line 1: 1 08366U 75100A 25125.86730868 -.00000237 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 08366 5.6456 282.5235 0002813 346.0916 186.1505 1.00260368180989
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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