Friday, July 23, 1999

GOES-6

 1983-041A


Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 06 (GOES F) was launched by Delta 3914 from Cape Canaveral LC17A at 2226 on 1983 Apr 28. By May 13 it was on station at the GOES W position. After the failure of GOES 5's imager in Jul 1984, GOES 6 was moved to a compromise position at 98W, from where it could cover both coasts of the United States. It arrived there on 1984 Aug 21. In Nov 1986 it was moved to 109.3W in anticipation of the GOES 7 launch, arriving on station on Dec 28.


GOES 6 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Apr 28  2226  Launch by Delta 3914 
  T+0:57 SRM 1-5 off 
  SRM 6-9 on 
  T+1:04 SRM 1-5 sep 
  SRM 6-9 off 
  T+2:01 SRM 6-9 sep 
  T+3:44 MECO 
  T+3:52 Stage 1 sep 
 2230 T+3:58 SES-1 4:20 
  T+4:? Fairing 
 2234  T+8:18 SECO-1  190? x 400? x 28?  
 2246  T+20:14 SES-2 51s 
 2247  T+21:05 SECO-2  260? x ? x 26? 
 2248  T+22:07 Spinup 
 2248  T+22:09 St 2 sep 
 2248 T+22:40 TES 44s 
 2249 T+23:33 TECO 
 2250 T+24:42 St 3 sep 883.42 258 x 47981 x 25.3 
  SES-3 depletion  118.39 404 x 2827 x 25.3 
1983 Apr 30  1130?  Star 27 burn 35s, 1st apo 
 1130?  Star 27 burnout 
 1145?  Star 27 eject 
1983 Apr 30    1707.33 33377 x 48482 x 0.4 
1983 May 3    1708.31 33531 x 48386 x 0.5 
1983 May 6    1568.49 33528 x 43151 x 0.5 
1983 May 9    1566.48 35463 x 41140 x 0.5  
1983 May 9    1480.99 35435 x 37885 x 0.5  
1983 May 10    1429.67 35435 x 35885 x 0.5 GEO 138.2W+1.6E 
1983 May 14    1436.00 35716 x 35852 x 0.4 GEO 134.8W 
1984 Jan 30    1436.12 35781 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 136.1W 
1984 Aug 10   mv out  1436.35 35781 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 135.2W 
1984 Aug 12    1431.05 35580 x 35794 x 0.1 
1984 Sep 11   mv in 97W  1436.06 35775 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 97.8W 
1984 Oct 13    1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 97.0W 
1984 Oct 24   mv out  
1984 Dec 12   mv in 108W  1436.28 35731 x 35848 x 0.2 GEO 108.1W 
1985 Jan 18    1436.11 35710 x 35863 x 0.0 GEO 108.5W 
1985 May 26   mv out  1436.08 35745 x 35827 x 0.05 GEO 107.8W 
1985 Jul 11   mv in 97W  1436.00 35780 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 98.9W 
1985 Aug 28    1435.96 35780 x 35787 x 0.1 GEO 97.4W 
1985 Oct 22   mv out  1436.11 35784 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 97.7W 
1985 Oct 24    1437.58 35783 x 35847 x 0.1  
1986 Jan 16   mv in 108W  1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 108.2W 
1986 Jun 12    1436.20 35787 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 108.3W 
1986 Jun 20   mv out  1434.34 35712 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 107.6W+0.4E 
1986 Jul 8   mv in 97W  1436.06 35781 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 98.6W 
1986 Aug 22    1436.00 35774 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 98.0W 
1996 Nov 18    1436.14 35779 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 97.7W 
1996 Nov 20   mv out  1437.92 35781 x 35863 x 0.1 GEO 97.7W+0.4W 
1986 Dec 15   mv in 108W  1436.15 35781 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 107.4W 
1987 Mar 12    1436.17 35783 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 108.2W 
1987 Apr 5   mv out  1439.84 35846 x 35873 x 0.1 GEO 112.9W+1.0W 
1987 Jun 11   mv in 135W  1436.10 35763 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 136.3+0.01W 
1987 Jun 22    1436.04 35765 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 136.2W 
1988 Feb 20    1436.10 35767 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 135.7W 
1989 Jan 21   VAS failed 
1989 Jul 31    1436.08 35748 x 35823 x 1.5 GEO 134.1W 
1990 May 20    1435.97 35773 x 35795 x 2.1 GEO 136.1W 
1992 Mar 3    1436.21 35775 x 35802 x 3.8 GEO 136.1W 
1992 May 19   mv out  1435.91 35771 x 35794 x 3.9 GEO 134.7W+0.04E 
1992 May 24   Decommissioned 
1992 Nov 8   drifting  1435.34 35761 x 35781 x 4.3 GEO 114.5W+0.2E 
1994 Mar 19    1436.85 35785 x 35817 x 5.4 GEO 96.5W+0.2W

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