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GOES-17

American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-17 was launched on March 1, 2018 aboard a Atlas V 541 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-022ANORAD 43226United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GOES 17
Common name
GOES-17
Payload designation
GOES S
International designator
2018-022A
NORAD catalog number
43226
GCAT identifier
S43226
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
GOES R
Owner
NOAA
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
Platform (bus)
A2100

Launch

Date
March 1, 2018 · 22:02 UTC
Launch record
2018-022Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,779 km
Apogee
35,794 km
Inclination
0.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 25, 2023

Size

Mass
5,192 kg
Dry mass
2,857 kg
Length
6.1 m
Diameter
3.90 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20055887 (CC0).