SUBJ: GOES-8 ORBITAL ELEMENTS THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS AS PROVIDED BY SOCC NAVIGATION. EPOCH (YMDHM:SZ) 0404261200:00 SEMI-MAJOR (KM) 42166.90797600 ECCENTRICITY .00070778 INCLINATION (DEG) 1.38915136 ASCENDING NODE (DEG) 93.73835421 ARG. OF PERIGEE (DEG) 343.88211470 MEAN ANOMALY (DEG) 123.04472650 LONGITUDE (DEG WEST) 195.083 LONGITUDE DRIFT RATE (DEG/DAY) 0.016W