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GOES 5, 12472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 5, 12472 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 22 May 1981 UTC via a DELTA 3914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

12472, 1981-049A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

HS-371, STAR 27 TE-

Mass

836 kg wet, ~295 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-05-22 (45 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 3914

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GOES 5
1 12472U 81049A   26071.31352221 -.00000174  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 12472   9.5319 316.2938 0004606 338.9081 257.2249  1.00209983121877

Epoch: 2026-03-12T07:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T07:31:28.318Z)

Latitude

-7.89667°

Longitude

-90.7909°

Altitude

35,809.234 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 48m 10s

True Declination

-7° 53' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:05:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,824.386 km

Perigee altitude

35,785.527 km

Semi-major axis

42,183.093 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

9.5319°

RAAN

316.2938°

Arg. of periapsis

338.9081°

True anomaly

257.17343°

Mean anomaly

257.2249°

Eccentric anomaly

257.19917°

Mean motion

0.25052 °/min

Orbital period

1,437.03 mins

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1981 (1981-05-22 UTC)

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GOES 5 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-03-13 07:42:07.521Z	161.577° S	2026-03-13 21:37:07.521Z	153.18° SSE	38.095°	2026-03-14 07:42:07.521Z	161.871° S

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GOES 5, 12472

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