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GOES-1
American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-1 was launched on October 16, 1975 aboard a Delta 2914 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1975-100ANORAD 8366United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GOES 1
- Common name
- GOES-1
- Payload designation
- GOES A
- International designator
- 1975-100A
- NORAD catalog number
- 8366
- GCAT identifier
- S08366
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.335
Mission
- Mission type
- Meteorology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- GOES
- Owner
- NOAA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Aeronutronic Ford Western Development Labs
- Platform (bus)
- SMS
Launch
- Date
- October 16, 1975 · 22:40 UTC
- Launch record
- 1975-100Success
- Rocket
- Delta 2914
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,763 km
- Apogee
- 35,817 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 1985
- End of operations
- February 1985
Size
- Mass
- 293 kg
- Dry mass
- 277 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 612 kg
- Length
- 2.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.90 m
- Span
- 2.6 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3813727 (CC0).