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NORAD 35491

EWS-G3 (GOES 14)

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 2.0° from the equator, between 35,786 and 35,798 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About EWS-G3 (GOES 14)

EWS-G3 (GOES 14) is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jun 27, 2009 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 62°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

GOES-14 · American geostationary weather satellite

Operated by
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Built by
Boeing
Mass
1,800 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 35,834 km to 35,779 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,78035,80035,82035,840Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.