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GOES 3 - 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 10953U          26031.25901413 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 10953   7.2107 300.2673 0003340 340.9422 206.3297  0.99357551    05
Epoch (UTC): 31 January 2026 06:12:58
Eccentricity: 0.0003340
inclination: 7.2107°
perigee height: 36031 km
apogee height: 36059 km
right ascension of ascending node: 300.2673°
argument of perigee: 340.9422°
revolutions per day: 0.99357551
mean anomaly at epoch: 206.3297°

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

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