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Spacecraft n°:

US spacecraft n°:

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - Was named Goes K before launch

Launch data:

Designation:	24786 / 97019A
Launch date	25 April 1997 - 05:49 UT
Launch site	CC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle	Atlas-1 (AC-79 #107)
Mission	Government: Earth Science/Meteorology
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35768 x 35803 km
Eccentricity	4.15E-04
Inclination	3.13 deg
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	NASA
Platform
Operator	NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)
Mass at launch	2105 kg
Dry Mass	977 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	1100 W (EOL)
Design lifetime	5 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
25 April 1997	105° W
Sep 1998	135°? W	GOES 9 replacement
Oct 2009	59.31° W

Comments:

The satellite has got a default: it's solar arrays cannot rotate properly. The satellite had to be put upside down to maximize solar energy reception, thus inverting the reception images.
Cloud cover images, monitor atmospheric temperatures and moistures at many altitudes.

Heard on 1676 & 1681.478 MHz

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 25.03.10