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GOES 1 (SMS-C), 8366

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 1 (SMS-C), 8366 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Oct 1975 UTC via a DELTA 2914 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

8366, 1975-100A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Ae Ford WDL

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

SMS, SVM-5

Mass

~612 kg wet, ~277 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1975-10-16 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 2914

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.6 m

Radar Cross Section

5.298 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 GOES 1 (SMS-C)
1 08366U 75100A   25192.47537090 -.00000180  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 08366   5.4760 281.6695 0003094 318.3812 134.4136  1.00243269181656

Epoch: 2025-07-11T11:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T11:24:32.045Z)

Latitude

5.47131°

Longitude

-86.26077°

Altitude

35,802.646 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 57m 59s

True Declination

5° 27' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

4.50659°

Longitude

-123.48312°

Altitude

35,795.278 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 38m 41s

Apparent Declination

-1° 09' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:14:32

Azimuth

149.704° SSE

Elevation

44.642°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,808.695 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.598 km

Semi-major axis

42,173.784 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

5.476°

RAAN

281.6695°

Arg. of periapsis

318.3812°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

134.4136°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.2506 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.56 mins

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GOES 1 AKM, 20962

GOES 1 (SMS-C) 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	2025-07-12 08:52:58.701Z	149.715° SSE	2025-07-12 11:11:58.701Z	148.955° SSE	35.534°	2025-07-13 08:52:58.701Z	149.833° SSE

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Check out GOES 1 (SMS-C), 8366 on other resources

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