GOES 6 |
USA |
| Designation: | 14050 / 83041A |
| Launch date | 28 Apr 1983 |
| Launch site | CC, LC-17A |
| Launch vehicle | Delta-3914 (#168) |
| Mission | Meteorology |
| Geostationary orbit on: | |
| Begin | End | Position |
| L: 28 Apr 1983 | 135°W | |
| 1984 | 100°W | |
| 110°W | ||
| 1989 | 1989 | 135°W |
| Out of service | 21 Jan 1989 |
| Cause | Failure of the VAS imager |