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)
Solar
array: 4.8m (15.8 ft) by 2.7m
(8.9 feet)
Weight at
liftoff: 2105 kg (4641 pounds)
Launch vehicle: Atlas I
Launch
date: April 25, 1997 Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL
Orbital
information: Type:
Geosynchronous
Altitude: 35, 786 km (22, 236 statute miles)
Period: 1,436 minutes
Inclination: 0.41 degrees
Altitude: 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
Sounder
Space Environment Monitor (SEM)
Data Collection System (DCS)
Search and Rescue (SAR) Transponder
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