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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          26153.67793433 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 10061   6.4541 293.5285 0012668  56.6411 336.3008  0.99400378    03
Epoch (UTC): 02 June 2026 16:16:13
Eccentricity: 0.0012668
inclination: 6.4541°
perigee height: 35979 km
apogee height: 36086 km
right ascension of ascending node: 293.5285°
argument of perigee: 56.6411°
revolutions per day: 0.99400378
mean anomaly at epoch: 336.3008°

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

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