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GOES 13, 29155

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 13, 29155 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 24 May 2006 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(4,2) 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

29155, 2006-018A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

HS-601, R-4D-11-300

Mass

3,209 kg wet, 1,543 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2006-05-24 (19 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 4M+(4,2)

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan + 1 Ant, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

30.033 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 GOES 13
1 29155U 06018A   25261.02378666  .00000043  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 29155   3.8208  79.7338 0058890 267.3687  82.2682  0.98784387 40557

Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:34:15.167Z)

Latitude

-0.66765°

Longitude

64.30551°

Altitude

36,175.797 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 40m 14s

True Declination

0° 40' 01"

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

07:31:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,460.644 km

Perigee altitude

35,959.043 km

Semi-major axis

42,587.98 km

Eccentricity

0.00589

Inclination

3.8208°

RAAN

79.7338°

Arg. of periapsis

267.3687°

True anomaly

82.93754°

Mean anomaly

82.2682°

Eccentric anomaly

82.60281°

Mean motion

0.24695 °/min

Orbital period

1,457.77 mins

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GOES 13, 29155

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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