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Satellite · NORAD 36411 · COSPAR 2010-008A

EWS-G2 (GOES 15)

InactivePayloadGEOWeather derived

Altitude now

35,806.2km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.07km/s

Inclination

1.51°

Period

23.9 h

1,436.1 min

Perigee

35,765km

Apogee

35,808km

orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:50 UTC (6.1 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

Ground track of EWS-G2 (GOES 15)EWS-G2 (GOES 15)
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Latitude
1.468° S
Longitude
63.288° E
Altitude
35806.2 km
Velocity
3.073 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:50 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Weather
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Backup / standby [B]
Radar cross-section
6.3 m²
Constellation membership derived
GOES via celestrak_group

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • EWS-G2 (GOES 15)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
NOAA
SATCAT owner code
US · United States
Country
United States US

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
04 Mar 2010
COSPAR launch id
2010-008
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Operator Id∅ → org_01M28X1Z8FGK6KD7X9VC78HP13Celestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Constellation Id∅ → con_01M28X1Z9YTXQEPC1P00CNH3WKCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Operator Id∅ → org_01M28X1Z8FGK6KD7X9VC78HP13Celestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Constellation Id∅ → con_01M28X1Z9YTXQEPC1P00CNH3WKCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
StatusACTIVE → INACTIVECelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Country Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → GEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 8 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events →

  1. 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

    DecommissionEWS-G2 (GOES 15) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    confidence 80%

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
36411
COSPAR / international designator
2010-008A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P4X
Canonical slug
ews-g2-goes-15-36411

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Weather) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.