GOES 15

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Launch data: Designation  36411 / 10008A Launch date  04 Mar 2010 - 23:57 UT Launch site  CC, SLC-37B Launch vehicle  Delta-4M+(4.2) Mission  Government: Earth Science/Meteorology Geostationary orbit on Mar 24.25: Perigee / Apogee  35784 x 35788 km Eccentricity  2.37E-05 Inclination  0.44 deg Period  1436.10 min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  Boeing Satellite Systems Platform  BBS-601 bus Operator  NOAA Mass at launch  3175 kg 3215 kg? BOL: 4806 kg (ref 206) Dry Mass  2180 kg Basic shape  Box + 1panel Dimension (m)  8.2 long, 2.25 x 3.37 Equipment  imager, sounder, solar X-ray imager, S-band, L-band, UHF communication channels Solar array   Stabilization   DC power   Design lifetime  > million years, active: 10 yrs - still active

Location: Date Position Remarks  April 2010   89.43° W

Mission details:

• A new weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral on Mar 4, 2010 aboard a Boeing Delta 4. The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES P, has a launch mass of 3215 kg and a dry mass of around 1540 kg and is based on the Boeing 601 bus. It reached a 6623 x 35177 km x 12.1 deg orbit at 0418 UTC on Mar 5. GOES P carries a weather imager and sounder, as well as a space environment monitor, a search and rescue transponder, and a solar X-ray telescope.