GOES 3

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10953
Spacetrack Directory Number
1978-06-16
Orbit launches
36043.34 km
Average height
11035.37 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information GOES 3

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Orbit launches 1978-06-16 (48 years ago)
Days in orbit 17617
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Categories
Perigee 36034 km
Apogee 36055 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 6.72°
Laps per day 1
Height GOES 3 36043.34 km

Additional information GOES 3

GOES 3, 10953 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 16 Jun 1978 UTC via a DELTA 2914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite GOES 3 Date of exalting 16.06.1978y. Average height of ISS GOES 3 hundred 36043.34 km. Average velocity GOES 3 is 11035.37 km/h. Inclination GOES 3 satellite 6.75°.

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Update time: 2026-09-08 19:40:20
Average height of ISS GOES 3 is: 36043.34km
Average velocity GOES 3 is: 11035.37km/h
Average orbit height GOES 3 is: 6.75°
GOES 3 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1978-06-16
GOES 3 is from 17617 days Days in orbit.