GOES-9

 1995-025A

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GOES J (GOES 9 on orbit) was launched a year after the first GOES NEXT satellite. The satellite was 2134 kg at orbit insertion. It started having momentum wheel problems in 1998 and was replaced by GOES 10 before being moved to serve as a spare satellite.

GOES 9
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 May 23	0552.02	Launch from LC36B
	0554.37	BECO
	0554.40	Booster sep
	0555.02	Insulation panel sep
	0555.38	Fairing sep
	0556.28	SECO
	0556.30	Atlas sep
	0556.52	AC-77 MES1
	0602.06	AC-77 MECO1
	0616.05	AC-77 MES2
	0617.38	AC-77 MECO2
	0621.05	Centaur sep
1995 May 22			755.57 161 x 42041 x 27.0
1995 May 25	0145	AMF-1
1995 May 25			989.89 10929 x 42117 x 8.2
1995 May 27	1957	AMF-2
1995 May 29	1839	AMF-3
1995 May 29			1604.32 35622 x 42413 x 0.3
1995 May 31	1259	AAM (LAM4)
1995 Jun 1		Mag boom deploy
1995 Jun 2			1434.74 35633 x 35886 x 0.3 GEO 90.0W+0.3E
1995 Jun 3		Solar sail deploy
1995 Jun 4			1436.06 35650 x 35921 x 0.2 GEO 89.9W
1995 Jun 7	0106	TMF-1
1995 Jun 8	1259	TMF-2
1995 Jun 10	0142	TMF-3, GEO
1995 Jun 15		Cooler covers opened
1995 Dec 1		Complete checkout	GEO 90W
1995 Dec 5			1436.18 35770 x 35806 x 0.2 GEO 90.1W
1995 Dec 14		mv out
1996 Feb 1		mv in	1436.27 35775 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 134.7W+0.05W
1996 Jan 22		mv in GOES W	GEO 135W
1996 Mar 19			1436.02 35773 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 135.2W
1997 Apr 6			1435.92 35773 x 35793 x 0.2 GEO 134.9W+0.04E
1998 Apr 6			1435.92 35770 x 35795 x 0.2 GEO 134.7W
1998 Jul 10		Replaced by GOES 10
1998 Jul 28			1435.99 35782 x 35786 x 0.4 GEO 135.2W
1998 Aug 2		mv out	GEO 135W
1998 Aug 17		mv in	GEO 106W
1998 Aug 20		mv in	1435.90 35771 x 35793 x 0.3 GEO 105.7W+0.04E
1998 Aug		Drifting 105W-98W
1999 May 26			1436.15 35767 x 35808 x 0.3 GEO 98.3W+0.02W
1999 Oct 17			1436.28 35768 x 35812 x 0.6 GEO 102.8W+0.05W
2000 Jun 12			1436.09 35759 x 35813 x 0.1 GEO 106.7W+0.01W
2002 Mar 8			1436.14 35741 x 35833 x 0.2 GEO 105.1W