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NORAD ID: 12472 • Int'l Des: 1981-049 • Owner: NOAA • Country: US • operational
HEOCIRCULAR
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About GOES 5
GOES 5 (NORAD 12472) is a satellite launched May 22, 1981 by NOAA of US. It operates in HEO, CIRCULAR orbit
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Two-Line Element Set
1 12472U 81049A 26295.68066985 .00000081 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 12472 9.1387 314.9204 0004888 315.2522 228.6352 1.00240444124124
Epoch: Oct 22, 2026 •
Age: 15 hours
Current Status
Altitude 35798.2 km
Apogee / Perigee N/A
Velocity 3.07 km/s
Sub-Earth Point 7.59°N,
137.72°W
Launch Date May 22, 1981
Age 45.4 years
Type weather
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Dry Mass 295.00 kg
Length 3.70 m
Diameter 2.10 m
Span 4.40 m
Shape Cyl + Ant
Manufacturer HSES
Bus Type HS-371
Phase Status In Orbit
Owner/State NOAA/US
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