GOES 13 (N)

Designation	29155 / 06018A
Launch date	24 May 2006 - 22:11 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-37B
Launch vehicle	Delta-4M+(4.2)
Mission	Government: Earth Science/Meteorology
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35768 x 35801 km
Eccentricity	3,91E-04
Inclination	0.28°
Period	1436.1 min

Prime contractor	Boeing Satellite Systems
Operator	NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)
Platform
Mass at launch	3200 kg
Dry Mass	1533 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)	stowed: 2.25 x 3.37 x 3.63 m?
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	7 yrs - still active

Will supply data critical for fast, accurate forecasts and warnings for severe weather, including tornadoes, winter storms and hurricanes.
NOAA′s GOES 13 weather satellite was launched in 2006 and has served at 75 deg W(??) as the GOES East operational satellite since Apr 2010, returning images of Atlantic area weather.
GOES 16, launched in 2016, took up GOES East duties in December; and GOES 13 was moved off station on Jan 11, 2018 and is drifting east, probably to a reserve location.

Ref.: #7(JR744), #226, #238, #245 - update: 27.03.18