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GOES 5 - 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 12472U          26053.20572323 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00009
2 12472   9.5636 316.4083 0004851 334.9968 208.3032  1.00213665    04
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 04:56:14
Eccentricity: 0.0004851
inclination: 9.5636°
perigee height: 35782 km
apogee height: 35823 km
right ascension of ascending node: 316.4083°
argument of perigee: 334.9968°
revolutions per day: 1.00213665
mean anomaly at epoch: 208.3032°

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

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