// meteorology · 1997

GOES-10

American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-10 was launched on April 25, 1997 aboard a Atlas I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1997-019ANORAD 24786United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: GOES 10
Common name: GOES-10
Payload designation: GOES K
International designator: 1997-019A
NORAD catalog number: 24786
GCAT identifier: S24786
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/329

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Civil government
Program: GOES Next
Owner: NOAA
Country: United States
Builder: SS/Loral
Platform (bus): FS-1300

Launch

Date: April 25, 1997 · 05:49 UTC
Launch record: 1997-019Success
Rocket: Atlas I
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,774 km
Apogee: 35,801 km
Inclination: 0.42°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Dec 2, 2009
End of operations: Dec 1, 2009

Size

Mass: 2,105 kg
Dry mass: 977 kg
Length: 4.5 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 26.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28728 (CC0).