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GOES 8 - 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 23051U          26149.59674713 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 23051  14.4137  13.8198 0006225  45.3822 146.5450  0.98904102    00
Epoch (UTC): 29 May 2026 14:19:18
Eccentricity: 0.0006225
inclination: 14.4137°
perigee height: 36148 km
apogee height: 36201 km
right ascension of ascending node: 13.8198°
argument of perigee: 45.3822°
revolutions per day: 0.98904102
mean anomaly at epoch: 146.5450°

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

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