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GOES-8

American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-8 was launched on April 13, 1994 aboard a Atlas I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1994-022ANORAD 23051United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: GOES 8
Common name: GOES-8
Payload designation: GOES I
International designator: 1994-022A
NORAD catalog number: 23051
GCAT identifier: S23051
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/276

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 13, 1994 · 06:04 UTC
Launch record: 1994-022Success
Rocket: Atlas I
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,634 km
Apogee: 35,931 km
Inclination: 0.43°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: May 5, 2004
End of operations: May 5, 2004

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 Q28726 (CC0).