Goes 11

USA

GOES = Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
Called: Goes L until it is launched

Launch data:

Designation:26352 / 00022A
Launch date 03 May 2000 - 07:07 UT
Launch site CC, SLC-36A
Launch vehicle Atlas-2A (AC-137) (#126)
MissionGovernment: Earth Science/Meteorology
Geostationary orbit on May 15.18, 2000:
Perigee / Apogee 35756 x 35795 km
Eccentricity 0.0005
Inclination 0.58 deg
Period 1435.57 min
Geostationary orbit on Dec 25.38, 2005:
Perigee / Apogee 35758 x 35805 km
Eccentricity 0.0006
Inclination 0.05 deg
Period 1435.87 min

Will be stored in GEO right after launch despite objections from scientist that would rather use to satellite to study hurricanes over the Atlantic.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  NASA
Platform  
Operator NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)
Mass at launch  2217 kg
Dry Mass 977 kg
Basic shape  Cube + panel + boom + sail
Dimension (m) 2 side, 4.81 span, 17.71 long
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  5 yrs

Location

BeginEndPosition
L: 03 May 2000 104°W
Nov 2000 105°W
Nov 2010 135.53° W


End of live:

Out of service:  July 2012
Cause:  

Ref: #7, #206, #226 - update: 15.10.12