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GOES 4 - 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 11964U          26053.02765200 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 11964   8.2342 303.8065 0031857 102.5650 101.9533  0.99233653    02
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 00:39:49
Eccentricity: 0.0031857
inclination: 8.2342°
perigee height: 35945 km
apogee height: 36215 km
right ascension of ascending node: 303.8065°
argument of perigee: 102.5650°
revolutions per day: 0.99233653
mean anomaly at epoch: 101.9533°

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

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