GOES 6 AKM

WeatherMEOUnited States
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GOES 6 AKM is a weather operated by United States, currently in medium Earth orbit near 32,977 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 1707 minutes at an inclination of 15.7°. It was launched in 1983. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID
14069
COSPAR ID
1983-041C
Type
Weather
Orbit
MEO
Perigee (lowest)
32,977 km
Apogee (highest)
48,923 km
Inclination
15.66°
Orbital period
1707 min
Launch year
1983
Operator
United States

Orbital data updated: 2026-07-21 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

About MEO orbit

Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.

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