About GOES 3
Group: 3 satellites
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Two-Line Element Set
1 10953U 78062A 26010.16060010 -.00000240 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 10953 7.2586 300.4202 0003386 332.9945 227.1064 0.99364524126962
Epoch: Jan 10, 2026 •
Age: 29 hours
Current Status
Altitude 36037.2 km
Velocity 3.07 km/s
Sub-Earth Point -7.27°S,
30.94°W
Launch Date Jun 16, 1978
Age 47.5 years
Type weather
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Mass 293.00 kg
Dry Mass 273.00 kg
Total Mass 628.00 kg
Length 2.60 m
Diameter 1.90 m
Span 2.60 m
Shape Cyl
Manufacturer FORDA
Bus Type SMS
Phase Status In Orbit
Owner/State NOAA/US
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