Weather
GOES 7
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- February 26, 1987 at 11:05 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta 3924 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- GOES 7
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,908 km
- Periapsis
- 35,879 km
- Inclination
- 12.93°
- Orbital period
- 1441.56 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1987-022A
- NORAD catalog №
- 17561
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 10.2783 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational