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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GOES 5 details

Identifier	12472, 1981-049A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	NOAA (US)
Manufacturer	Hughes
Mission	Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	HS-371, STAR 27 TE-
Mass	836 kg wet, ~295 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1981-05-22 (44 years ago)
Launch vehicle	DELTA 3914
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + 1 Ant, 4.4 m
Radar Cross Section	7.914 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GOES 5
1 12472U 81049A   24347.93062157 -.00000100  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 12472  10.3503 319.3811 0003940 290.5319  61.6461  1.00340223117313

Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:20Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:20:05.703Z)

Latitude	-1.39977°
Longitude	-105.43799°
Altitude	35,759.199 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
True Right ascension	20h 46m 45s
True Declination	-1° 23' 54"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-2.47796°
Longitude	-111.43649°
Altitude	35,757.839 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 22m 46s
Apparent Declination	-8° 59' 56"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	20:22:43
Azimuth	179.984° S
Elevation	41.085°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,785.046 km
Perigee altitude	35,751.835 km
Semi-major axis	42,146.577 km
Eccentricity	0.000394
Inclination	10.3503°
RAAN	319.3811°
Arg. of periapsis	290.5319°
True anomaly	61.68584°
Mean anomaly	61.6461°
Eccentric anomaly	61.66597°
Mean motion	0.25084 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1435.17 mins