GOES 4
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GOES-4, known as GOES-D before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system.[1] Launched in 1980, it was used for weather forecasting in the United States, and later in Europe. Following its retirement it became the first satellite to be sent into a graveyard orbit.
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Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NOAA/NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1980-074A |
SATCAT no. | 11964 |
Mission duration | 7 years (planned) 8.2 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | HS-371 |
Manufacturer | Hughes |
Launch mass | 660 kilograms (1,460 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 September 1980, 22:27 (1980-09-09UTC22:27Z) UTC |
Rocket | Delta 3914 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
Contractor | McDonnell Douglas |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | 9 October 1988 (1988-10-10) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 98° West (1980-1981) 135° West (1981-1983) 139° West (1983-1984) 10° West (1985) 44° West (1985-1988) |
Slot | GOES-WEST (1981-1983) |
Period | 24 hours |
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