GOES 13
GOES-N during processing
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| Mission type | Weather satellite |
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| Operator | NOAA / NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-018A |
| SATCAT № | 29155 |
| Website | goes.gsfc.nasa.gov |
| Mission duration | 10 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | GOES-N series |
| Bus | BSS-601 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 3,133 kilograms (6,907 lb) |
| Power | 2300 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 May 2006, 22:11:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta IV-M+(4,2) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |
| Contractor | Boeing |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 75° West |
| Slot | GOES-EAST |
| Semi-major axis | 42,163.0 kilometres (26,198.9 mi) |
| Perigee | 35,768.5 kilometres (22,225.5 mi) |
| Apogee | 35,817.3 kilometres (22,255.8 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.2° |
| Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
GOES 13, known as GOES-N before becoming operational, is an American weather satellite which forms part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. On April 14, 2010, GOES-13 became the operational weather satellite for GOES-EAST. After briefly going offline following a micrometeroid collision on 22 May 2013, GOES 13 is back online and fully functional as of 10 Jun 2013.
GOES-N was launched aboard a Boeing Delta IV-M+(4,2) rocket, flying from Space Launch Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch occurred at 22:11:00 GMT on 24 May 2006.
The launch had been delayed significantly due to a number of issues. First, it had been scheduled to fly on a Delta III, but after three consecutive failures on its first three flights, the Delta III was cancelled, with GOES launches being transferred to the Delta IV. Further delays were caused after the previous Delta IV launch, the maiden flight of the Heavy configuration, suffered a partial failure. Then, two launch attempts in August 2005 were scrubbed, the second attempt just four minutes and twenty six seconds prior to liftoff.
After these launch attempts, the rocket's flight termination system batteries expired, requiring replacement. A strike by workers at Boeing subsequently pushed the launch back to May 2006.
At launch, the satellite had a mass of 3,133 kilograms (6,907 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of ten years, although it carries fuel for longer. It was built by Boeing, based on the BSS-601 satellite bus, and was the first of three GOES-N series satellites to be launched. It is currently in a geostationary orbit at a longitude of 75° West.
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