Standby
GOES-17
GOES-17 spent years watching the western hemisphere from geostationary orbit. Even after operational handoff, it remains an important backup asset in NOAA's weather constellation.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Weather
TYPE
Geo Dish
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
NOAA
LAUNCH DATE
Mar 1, 2018
LAUNCH SITE
Cape Canaveral
ORBIT CLASS
GEO
ALTITUDE · KM
35,787
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
1,436.13
INCLINATION · DEG
0.94
APOGEE · KM
35,789
PERIGEE · KM
35,785
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