Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NOAA / NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1994-022A |
SATCAT no. | 23051 |
Mission duration | 3-5 years (planned) 10 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 2,105 kilograms (4,641 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13 April 1994, 06:04 | UTC
Rocket | Atlas I |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
Contractor | Martin Marietta |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | 5 May 2004 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 75° West |
Slot | GOES-EAST (1995-2003) |
Eccentricity | 0.0005384 |
Perigee altitude | 36,151 kilometres (22,463 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 36,197 kilometres (22,492 mi) |
Inclination | 10.89° |
Period | 1,456.0 minutes |
GOES-8, known as GOES-I before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1994, and operated until 2004 when it was retired and boosted to a graveyard orbit.[1][2] At launch, the satellite had a mass of 2,105 kilograms (4,641 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of three or five years.[3][4] It was built by Space Systems/Loral, based on the LS-1300 satellite bus, and was the first of five GOES-I series satellites to be launched.
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