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GOES-12

American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-12 was launched on July 23, 2001 aboard a Atlas IIA from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2001-031ANORAD 26871United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: GOES 12
Common name: GOES-12
Payload designation: GOES M
International designator: 2001-031A
NORAD catalog number: 26871
GCAT identifier: S26871
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/400

Mission

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

Launch

Date: July 23, 2001 · 07:23 UTC
Launch record: 2001-031Success
Rocket: Atlas IIA
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,767 km
Apogee: 35,807 km
Inclination: 0.18°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: August 2013
End of operations: Aug 16, 2013

Size

Mass: 2,279 kg
Dry mass: 1,042 kg
Length: 4.6 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 Q31562 (CC0).