 GOES-M during processing | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NOAA / NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-031A |
| SATCAT no. | 26871 |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 12 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 2,279 kilograms (5,024 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 July 2001, 07:23 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas IIA |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A |
| Contractor | ILS |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned[1][2] |
| Deactivated | August 16, 2013, 13:00 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 90° West (2001-2003) 75° West (2003-2010) 60° West (2010-2013) |
| Slot | GOES-East (2003-2010) GOES-South (2010-2013) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007626 |
| Perigee altitude | 36,075 kilometres (22,416 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 36,140 kilometres (22,460 mi) |
| Inclination | 5.6472° |
| Period | 24 hours |
| RAAN | 62.9959° |
| Argument of perigee | 221.8848° |
| Mean anomaly | 79.0106° |
GOES-12, known as GOES-M before becoming operational, is an American weather satellite, which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched on July 23, 2001,[3] and spent its first 21 months in space as an on-orbit spare. From April 2003, the satellite took over the GOES-East position, providing coverage of the eastern half of the continental United States. In April 2010, GOES-East operations were taken over by GOES-13, and GOES-12 transitioned to the GOES-South location to devote time to South American imagery.[4] It remained at this post until it was decommissioned on August 16, 2013[3] and subsequently boosted to a graveyard orbit.
- ^ Status of GOES-12 (GOES-South America) Sounder and Imager;GOES-12 EMWIN Broadcast and GOES-Services (GOES-DCS, LRIT, SARSAT and EMWIN)
- ^ GOES-12 status Archived 2006-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "GOES Status". NOAA. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ "GOES-NEWS". NASA. 2009-05-09. Archived from the original on 2004-06-05. Retrieved 2009-07-09.