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GOES-7
American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-7 was launched on February 26, 1987 aboard a Delta 3924 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1987-022ANORAD 17561United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GOES 7
- Common name
- GOES-7
- Payload designation
- GOES H
- International designator
- 1987-022A
- NORAD catalog number
- 17561
- GCAT identifier
- S17561
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/166
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
- February 26, 1987 · 23:05 UTC
- Launch record
- 1987-022Success
- Rocket
- Delta 3924
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,775 km
- Apogee
- 35,801 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- January 2011
- End of operations
- 1999
Size
- Mass
- 456 kg
- Dry mass
- 356 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 840 kg
- Length
- 3.7 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 4.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5514061 (CC0).