GOES 9
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GOES-9, known as GOES-J before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1995, and operated until 2007 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 years.[3] It was built by Space Systems/Loral, based on the LS-1300 satellite bus, and was the second of five GOES-I series satellites to be launched.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NOAA / NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1995-025A |
SATCAT no. | 23581 |
Mission duration | 3 years (planned) 12 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 2,105 kilograms (4,641 lb) |
Power | 973.0 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 23 May 1995, 05:52:02 (1995-05-23UTC05:52:02Z) UTC |
Rocket | Atlas I |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
Contractor | ILS |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | 14 June 2007 (2007-06-15) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 90° West (1995) 135° West (1996-1998) 155° East (2003-2005) |
Slot | GOES-WEST (1996-1998) |
Perigee altitude | 36,170 kilometers (22,470 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 36,238 kilometers (22,517 mi) |
Inclination | 8.7858° |
Period | 24 hours |
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