Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
GOES 15 (Geostationary Operational Ennvironmental Satellite, GOES-P) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Science/Meteorology |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-89.43 |
Perigee (km) |
35786 |
Apogee (km) |
35788 |
Eccentricity |
2.37208530018739E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.42 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.14 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3175 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2180 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
04-03-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 4 |
COSPAR Number |
2010-008A |
NORAD Number |
36411 |
Comments |
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