GOES 3 AKM, 20801

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 3 AKM, 20801 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Fri, 16 Jun 1978 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

20801, 1978-062D

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SVM, SVM-5

Mass

Wet unknown, 31 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1978-06-16 (47 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 GOES 3 AKM
1 20801U 78062D   25118.80985017 -.00000302  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 20801   7.4868 289.3483 0105699  80.3875 112.3403  0.99480142 42843

Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:26Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:26:11.054Z)

Latitude

-1.81119°

Longitude

-25.48839°

Altitude

36,182.849 km

Speed

3.054 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 12m 18s

True Declination

-1° 48' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-3.47773°

Longitude

113.17004°

Altitude

36,148.209 km

Speed

3.057 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 52m 47s

Apparent Declination

-9° 11' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:43:39

Azimuth

105.215° ESE

Elevation

3.682°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,459.08 km

Perigee altitude

35,562.981 km

Semi-major axis

42,389.167 km

Eccentricity

0.0105699

Inclination

7.4868°

RAAN

289.3483°

Arg. of periapsis

80.3875°

True anomaly

113.45494°

Mean anomaly

112.3403°

Eccentric anomaly

112.89819°

Mean motion

0.24869 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1447.58 mins

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GOES 3 AKM Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
232 mins	2025-05-01 10:17:35.091Z	98.385° ESE	2025-05-01 12:11:35.091Z	96.741° ESE	10.635°	2025-05-01 14:09:35.091Z	96.553° ESE

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