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GEOS 3

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 101 minutes, on an orbit tilted 115.0° from the equator, between 821 and 874 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About GEOS 3

GEOS 3 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Apr 9, 1975 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.2 times a day), between 808 and 848 km up, on an orbit tilted 115.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 65° north and south.

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

GEOS-3 · third and final satellite of NASA's Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite/Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite program

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 809 km to 808 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)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.