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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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Identifier	12472, 1981-049A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	20 hours 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 20 hours ago

0 GOES 5
1 12472U 81049A   25084.21242801 -.00000239  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 12472  10.1649 318.6475 0002735 326.3696 251.9665  1.00325652118340

Epoch: 2025-03-25T05:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-25T05:05:53.78Z)

Latitude	-6.28419°
Longitude	-82.84266°
Altitude	35,775.674 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	11h 46m 11s
True Declination	-6° 16' 40"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	2.34196°
Longitude	-133.97213°
Altitude	35,781.601 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	08h 33m 22s
Apparent Declination	-3° 34' 11"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:49:16
Azimuth	144.904° SSE
Elevation	40.385°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,784.051 km
Perigee altitude	35,760.995 km
Semi-major axis	42,150.66 km
Eccentricity	0.0002735
Inclination	10.1649°
RAAN	318.6475°
Arg. of periapsis	326.3696°
True anomaly	251.9367°
Mean anomaly	251.9665°
Eccentric anomaly	251.9516°
Mean motion	0.25081 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1435.38 mins