Satellites

Weather

GOES 2

NonoperationalWeatherGEO

GOES 2 is a United States weather satellite, launched on June 16, 1977 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
June 16, 1977 at 10:51 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta 2914
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
GOES 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,085 km
Periapsis
35,979 km
Inclination
6.43°
Orbital period
1448.66 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
240.83 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1977-048A
NORAD catalog №
10061
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.5118 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational