GOES
NORAD ID: 10953
Int'l Code: 1978-062A
Perigee: 35,761.8 km
Apogee: 35,820.9 km
Inclination: 14.5 °
Period: 1,436.0 minutes
Semi major axis: 42162 km
Launch date: June 16, 1978
Source: United States (US)
Comments: Designed to sense meteorological conditions from a fixed location above the Earth; currently supports US Antarctic program.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 10953U 78062A 13142.58983272 -.00000114 00000-0 10000-3 0 2147
2 10953 014.5160 347.0840 0007003 087.4611 272.5861 01.00280386 81064
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for GOES 3
