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GOES-4
American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-4 was launched on September 9, 1980 aboard a Delta 3914 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1980-074ANORAD 11964United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GOES 4
- Common name
- GOES-4
- Payload designation
- GOES D
- International designator
- 1980-074A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11964
- GCAT identifier
- S11964
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/044
Mission
- Mission type
- Meteorology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- GOES D
- Owner
- NOAA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-371
Launch
- Date
- September 9, 1980 · 22:27 UTC
- Launch record
- 1980-074Success
- Rocket
- Delta 3914
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,774 km
- Apogee
- 35,800 km
- Inclination
- 0.19°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Nov 25, 1988
- End of operations
- Nov 25, 1988
Size
- Mass
- 400 kg
- Dry mass
- 297 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 840 kg
- Length
- 3.7 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 4.4 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3813724 (CC0).