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GOES-9
Defunct American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-9 was launched on May 23, 1995 aboard a Atlas I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1995-025ANORAD 23581United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GOES 9
- Common name
- GOES-9
- Payload designation
- GOES J
- International designator
- 1995-025A
- NORAD catalog number
- 23581
- GCAT identifier
- S23581
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/293
Mission
- Mission type
- Meteorology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- GOES Next
- Owner
- NOAA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- SS/Loral
- Platform (bus)
- FS-1300
Launch
- Date
- May 23, 1995 · 05:52 UTC
- Launch record
- 1995-025Success
- Rocket
- Atlas I
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,769 km
- Apogee
- 35,804 km
- Inclination
- 0.24°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- June 2007
- End of operations
- Jun 15, 2007
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 Q28637 (CC0).