1994-022A
The first Space Systems/Loral GOES Next weather satellite wasGOES I. The three axis stabilized satellite was a 2.3 x 2.1 x 2.0 m box together with a solar array wing on one side and a solar sail for attitude control on the other, with an overall 28.2 m span. Dry mass was 977 kg. Launch mass was 2105 kg. The spacecraft was based on the FS-1300 bus.
GOES I (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 08 was launched on 1994 Apr 13 at 0604 by Atlas I Centaur AC-73 from Launch Complex 36B at Cape Canaveral. At T+4:50 the Centaur ignited for a 5 minute burn, placing itself in a 52 x 148 km parking orbit at 0614. After a 14 minute coast, the Centaur ignited again at 0628 for a 1 minute 35 sec burn to a 167 x 42831 km transfer orbit. An initial burn of the liquid apogee engine was terminated early on Apr 14 after high temperatures were noticed. A small verification burn was made on Apr 18, a larger one a few days later, and a final burn at 0045 on Apr 28. In early 1995, GOES 8 was moved from the testing location at 90W to the 75W GOES-E operational location.
| GOES 8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Apr 13 | 0604 | Launch by Atlas I (AC-73) | CC LC36 |
| BECO | |||
| Booster sep | |||
| SECO | |||
| Atlas sep | |||
| 0608 | T+4:50 Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 0614 | Centaur MECO-1 | 52 x 148 x 27.4? | |
| 0628 | Centaur MES-2 | ||
| 0629 | Centaur MECO-2 | ||
| 0631? | Centaur sep | ||
| 1994 Apr 14 | 767.59 168 x 42615 x 27.0 | ||
| 1994 Apr 14 | LAM-1, aborted | ||
| 1994 Apr 15 | 785.34 987 x 42649 x 23.5 | ||
| 1994 Apr 18 | 2250? | LAM-2 verification burn over 75W | |
| 1994 Apr 20 | 830.70 3128 x 42659 x 17.7 | ||
| 1994 Apr 21 | 1950? | LAM-3 over 38W | |
| 1994 Apr 21 | 919.69 7237 x 42660 x 11.2 | ||
| 1994 Apr 23 | 1745? | LAM-4 over 10W | |
| 1994 Apr 24 | 1466.56 30022 x 42739 x 0.8 | ||
| 1994 Apr 25? | LAM-5 | ||
| 1994 Apr 27 | 1434.00 35297 x 36193 x 0.5 GEO 93.4W+0.5E | ||
| 1994 Apr 28 | 0045 | LAM-6? | |
| 1994 May 1 | 1433.86 35288 x 36197 x 0.5 GEO 92.6W+0.6E | ||
| 1994 May 11 | 1435.89 35633 x 35931 x 0.4 GEO 91.0W | ||
| 1994 Aug 7 | 1436.03 35776 x 35794 x 0.3 GEO 89.9W | ||
| 1994 Nov 19 | 1436.00 35767 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 89.5W | ||
| 1995 Feb 2 | 1436.10 35778 x 35795 x 0.3 GEO 91.1W | ||
| 1995 Feb 3 | mv out | ||
| 1995 Mar 19 | mv in | 1435.89 35781 x 35784 x 0.2 GEO 75.1W+0.05E | |
| 1995 Apr 11 | 1436.01 35781 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 74.4W | ||
| 1995 Oct 17 | 1436.13 35771 x 35803 x 0.3 GEO 74.3W | ||
| 1995 Dec 1 | GOES East | GEO 75.8W+0.05E | |
| 1996 Oct 10 | 1436.09 35767 x 35806 x 0.3 GEO 74.3W | ||
| 1997 Jan | Temporary loss of attitude control | ||
| 1999 Oct 18 | 1436.29 35771 x 35809 x 0.3 GEO 75.3W | ||
| 2003 Mar 6 | 1436.09 35780 x 35792 x 0.3 GEO 74.6W | ||
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