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GOES 1 - 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 08366U          26053.64844825 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 08366   4.8989 278.8680 0005611 358.5758 349.1229  1.00235530    05
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 15:33:45
Eccentricity: 0.0005611
inclination: 4.8989°
perigee height: 35773 km
apogee height: 35820 km
right ascension of ascending node: 278.8680°
argument of perigee: 358.5758°
revolutions per day: 1.00235530
mean anomaly at epoch: 349.1229°

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

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