Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellites (GOES)
GOES-10 Characteristics
Main body:2.0m
(6.6 ft) by 2.1m (6.9 ft) by 2.3m (7.5 ft)
2.0m
(6.6 ft) by 2.1m (6.9 ft) by 2.3m (7.5 ft)Solar array:4.8m
(15.8 ft) by 2.7m (8.9 feet)
4.8m
(15.8 ft) by 2.7m (8.9 feet)Weight at liftoff:2105
kg (4641 pounds)
2105
kg (4641 pounds)Launch vehicle:Atlas
I
Atlas
ILaunch date:April
25, 1997 Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL
April
25, 1997 Cape Canaveral Air Station, FLOrbital information:Type:
Geosynchronous
Altitude: 35, 786 km (22, 236 statute miles)
Period: 1,436 minutes
Inclination: 0.41 degrees
Type:
GeosynchronousAltitude: 35, 786 km (22, 236 statute miles)
Period: 1,436 minutes
Inclination: 0.41 degrees
Sensors:Imager
Sounder
Space Environment Monitor (SEM)
Data Collection System (DCS)
Search and Rescue (SAR) Transponder
ImagerSounder
Space Environment Monitor (SEM)
Data Collection System (DCS)
Search and Rescue (SAR) Transponder
Today’s
commercial PV systems can convert
from 7%-17% of sunlight into electricity
duration of 20 years or more
PV
modules now cost around $6 per watt
and produce electricity for as little as
25-50 cents per kilowatt-hour.