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GOES 2 - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 10061U          26062.96622331 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00009
2 10061   6.6702 294.2228 0013890  47.6111 284.7400  0.99397546    08
Epoch (UTC): 03 March 2026 23:11:21
Eccentricity: 0.0013890
inclination: 6.6702°
perigee height: 35975 km
apogee height: 36092 km
right ascension of ascending node: 294.2228°
argument of perigee: 47.6111°
revolutions per day: 0.99397546
mean anomaly at epoch: 284.7400°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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