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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Ae Ford WDL
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
SMS, SVM-5
Mass
~612 kg wet, ~277 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
5.298 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 GOES 1 (SMS-C)
1 08366U 75100A 25241.15187160 -.00000159 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 08366 5.3556 281.0658 0004378 316.1222 62.9129 1.00233641182143Epoch: 2025-08-29T03:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T03:38:41.706Z)
Latitude
1.75147°
Longitude
-92.20246°
Altitude
35,788.237 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 00m 18s
True Declination
1° 44' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:51:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,816.813 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.883 km
Semi-major axis
42,176.485 km
Eccentricity
0.00044
Inclination
5.3556°
RAAN
281.0658°
Arg. of periapsis
316.1222°
True anomaly
62.95758°
Mean anomaly
62.9129°
Eccentric anomaly
62.93524°
Mean motion
0.25057 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.7 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 1975 (1975-10-16 UTC)
GOES 1 (SMS-C) 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-08-29 23:18:30.188Z | 161.646° S | 2025-08-30 08:19:30.188Z | 158.165° S | 36.496° | 2025-08-30 23:18:30.188Z | 161.816° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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