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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          26141.99926119 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00001
2 10953   6.9614 299.5494 0001202   4.5695 196.0508  0.99357814    07
Epoch (UTC): 21 May 2026 23:58:56
Eccentricity: 0.0001202
inclination: 6.9614°
perigee height: 36040 km
apogee height: 36050 km
right ascension of ascending node: 299.5494°
argument of perigee: 4.5695°
revolutions per day: 0.99357814
mean anomaly at epoch: 196.0508°

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

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