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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          26106.78614763 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 12472   9.4692 316.0782 0003853 345.4789  87.7129  1.00205445    09
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 18:52:03
Eccentricity: 0.0003853
inclination: 9.4692°
perigee height: 35789 km
apogee height: 35821 km
right ascension of ascending node: 316.0782°
argument of perigee: 345.4789°
revolutions per day: 1.00205445
mean anomaly at epoch: 87.7129°

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

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