Weather
GOES 3
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- June 16, 1978 at 10:49 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta 2914 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- GOES 3
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,046 km
- Periapsis
- 36,040 km
- Inclination
- 6.91°
- Orbital period
- 1449.22 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1978-062A
- NORAD catalog №
- 10953
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 3.0518 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational