Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
GOES 3 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-C) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) (loaned by NOAA) |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-101.44 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35800 |
Eccentricity |
0.000332099819717241 |
Inclination (degrees) |
14.3 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
627 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
16-06-1978 |
Expected Lifetime |
7 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes Aircraft |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2914 |
COSPAR Number |
1978-062A |
NORAD Number |
10953 |
Comments |
Still supplying communications at South Pole; equipment scheduled to be removed in 2006. |