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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          26107.86170640 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00009
2 10061   6.5637 293.8847 0013568  53.3786 144.5259  0.99401294    01
Epoch (UTC): 17 April 2026 20:40:51
Eccentricity: 0.0013568
inclination: 6.5637°
perigee height: 35975 km
apogee height: 36090 km
right ascension of ascending node: 293.8847°
argument of perigee: 53.3786°
revolutions per day: 0.99401294
mean anomaly at epoch: 144.5259°

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

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