GOES 1 AKM, 20962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 1 AKM, 20962 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Thu, 16 Oct 1975 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

20962, 1975-100F

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

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)

1975-10-16 (50 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 1 day ago

0 GOES 1 AKM
1 20962U 75100F   25363.85222826  .00000006  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 20962   2.7272 257.2347 0271214  85.1389 278.4085  1.01932896134429

Epoch: 2025-12-29T20:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-29T20:27:12.521Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-147.64939°

Altitude

35,189.201 km

Speed

3.102 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 10m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

23:00:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,459.478 km

Perigee altitude

34,197.202 km

Semi-major axis

41,706.477 km

Eccentricity

0.02712

Inclination

2.7272°

RAAN

257.2347°

Arg. of periapsis

85.1389°

True anomaly

275.32021°

Mean anomaly

278.4085°

Eccentric anomaly

276.8657°

Mean motion

0.25482 °/min

Orbital period

1,412.75 mins

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GOES 1 AKM 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	2025-12-30 23:22:19.562Z	228.443° WSW	2025-12-31 23:22:19.562Z	221.312° SW	31.348°	2025-12-31 23:22:19.562Z	221.312° SW

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GOES 1 AKM, 20962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-29T20:27:12.521Z)

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