1987-022A
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 07 (GOES H) was launched by Delta 3914 from Cape Canaveral at 2305 on 1987 Feb 26. The Delta second stage entered a 21 degree parking orbit, separated and executed a depletion burn, ending up in a 252 x 3904 km x 21.7 deg orbit. Meanwhile the Star 37E third stage fired to enter a 284 x 40835 km x 18.1 deg transfer orbit. GOES 7 separated and at 1746 on Feb 27 fired its solid motor to enter a drift orbit at geostationary altitude. The archival orbital data is a little inconsistent; an element set which matches this burn was issued with the printed TLEs but is no longer in the public archive. Assuming it is correct, another burn was made on Mar 1 which lowered the orbit to only a 1343 min period, below the geostationary ring, before another burn raised it again to 1380 min on Mar 2. By Mar 5 it was on station at 81.5 deg W for checkout. By Apr 10 it had taken up GOES E duties at 75W, giving a two satellite GOES system for the first time since 1984. In early 1989 it moved to 108W. From Jul to Oct of 1989, 1990 and 1991 it was moved to 98W for a better view of the hurricane season. In Jan 1992 it was moved to 112W, arriving in Apr 1992. In 1998 the satellite was left to drift; and in the 2000s it was transferred to PEACESAT for Pacific Island communications.
| GOES 7 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Feb 26 | 2305 | Launch by Delta 3924 | CC |
| 2309 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 2309 | T+4:25 Fairing, 84 km | ||
| 2315? | Stage 2 SECO-1 | 185? x 232 x 28.77 | |
| 2325? | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| 2325? | SECO-2 | ||
| Spinup | |||
| 2326? | Stage 2 sep | ||
| 2327? | Star 37E burn at equator crossing | ||
| 2328? | Star 37E burnout | ||
| 2329? | Star 37E sep | 733.32 281 x 40836 x 18.1 | |
| Stage 2 depletion | 128.97 252 x 3904 x 21.7 | ||
| 1987 Feb 27 | 1746 | Star 27 burn over 106W? | |
| 1987 Feb 27 | (old elset) | 1455.87 31664 x 40680 x 0.5 GEO 111.8W+4.9W | |
| 1987 Feb 27 | 1756? | Star 27 eject | |
| 1987 Mar 1 | 1950? | Lower orbit | |
| 1987 Mar 1 | 1343.82 31839 x 36082 x 0.6 GEO 118.4W+24.8E | ||
| 1987 Mar 2 | 1730? | Orbit raise | |
| 1987 Mar 2 | 1382.10 33362 x 36083 x 0.6 GEO 95.8W+14.1E | ||
| 1987 Mar 6 | 1437.16 35579 x 36035 x 0.6 GEO 82.4W+0.2W | ||
| 1987 Apr 3 | 1435.94 35763 x 35803 x 0.5 GEO 75.4W | ||
| 1987 May 3 | 1436.07 35760 x 35812 x 0.4 GEO 74.5W | ||
| 1988 Oct 15 | 1436.27 35739 x 35840 x 0.0 GEO 74.9W+0.05W | ||
| 1988 Nov | mv to 108W | 1436.42 35760 x 35826 x 0.1 -0.1/d | |
| 1989 Jan 5 | mv in | 1436.10 35766 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 82.0W | |
| 1989 Jan 25 | mv out | 144.0.17 35854 x 35878 x 0.1 GEO 81.3W+1.0W | |
| 1989 Mar 19 | mv in | 1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 108.7W | |
| 1989 Jul 21 | 1436.13 35776 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 107.3W | ||
| 1989 Jul | Move to 98W | ||
| 1989 Jul 28 | 1436.08 35767 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 97.9W | ||
| 1989 Oct 10 | 1436.10 35766 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 97.5W | ||
| 1989 Oct 27 | mv out | ||
| 1989 Dec 19 | mv in | 1436.16 35771 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 107.4W | |
| 1990 Apr 28 | 1435.76 35758 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 107.3W | ||
| 1990 May 1 | mv out | ||
| 1990 Jul 3 | 1435.84 35757 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 100.3W+0.06E | ||
| 1990 Sep 13 | mv in | 1436.03 35767 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 97.5W | |
| 1990 Oct 18 | 1437.17 35794 x 35820 x 0.0 GEO 97.1W | ||
| 1990 Oct 18 | mv out | ||
| 1990 Nov 30 | 1437.07 35445 x 36165 x 0.1 GEO 108.2W+0.2W | ||
| 1990 Dec 9 | mv in | 1436.08 35765 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 107.6W | |
| 1991 May 29 | 1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 107.3W | ||
| 1991 May 31 | mv out | ||
| 1991 Aug 1 | mv in | 1435.86 35473 x 36090 x 0.0 GEO 99.1W | |
| 1991 Oct 3 | 1436.05 35776 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 97.1W | ||
| 1991 Oct 21 | mv out | ||
| 1992 Jan 16 | mv in | 1436.30 35776 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 108.9W+0.06W | |
| 1992 Feb | Drift to 111W | ||
| 1992 Mar 27 | 1436.18 35770 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 111.0W | ||
| 1992 Jul 3 | 1436.10 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 111.1W | ||
| 1992 Dec 10 | 1436.08 35723 x 35848 x 0.0 GEO 111.0W | ||
| 1992 Dec | Move to 112W | ||
| 1992 Dec 19 | 1436.15 35779 x 35796 x 0.3 GEO 112.2W | ||
| 1993 Apr 13 | 1436.06 35767 x 35804 x 0.6 GEO 112.3W | ||
| 1994 Jan 30 | 1436.06 35773 x 35798 x 1.3 GEO 112.4W | ||
| 1994 Dec 20 | 1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 1.9 GEO 112.2W | ||
| 1994 Dec 21 | mv out | 1438.49 35826 x 35840 x 2.0 | |
| 1995 Feb | mv in | ||
| 1995 Feb 10 | 1436.35 35779 x 35803 x 2.1 GEO 135.4W | ||
| 1995 Dec 1 | GOES W | GEO 135.3W | |
| 1995 Dec 31 | 1435.93 35778 x 35788 x 2.7 GEO 134.7W | ||
| 1996 Jan | Replaced by GOES 9 | ||
| 1996 Jan 26 | mv out of GEO | ||
| 1996 Jul 10 | mv in | GEO 95W | |
| 1996 Jul 30 | 1436.10 35762 x 35810 x 3.1 GEO 94.3W | ||
| 1996 Nov 18 | 1435.97 35602 x 35965 x 3.3 GEO 95.1W | ||
| 1997 Apr 30 | 1436.26 35769 x 35810 x 3.7 GEO 96.0W | ||
| 1997 Jul 5 | 1436.35 35782 x 35800 x 3.8 GEO 99.7W | ||
| 1998 Jan 16 | 1436.20 35775 x 35801 x 4.2 GEO 98.8W | ||
| 1998 Jan 31 | attitude control tests | ||
| 1998 Oct 1 | 1436.27 35783 x 35796 x 4.7 GEO 99.4W | ||
| 1998 Nov 16 | 1436.32 35781 x 35800 x 4.7 GEO 101.7W+0.06W | ||
| 1999 Jun 14 | 1436.21 35780 x 35797 x 5.1 GEO 112.9W+0.04W | ||
| 1999 Jun | Relocate to Pacific as PEACESAT | ||
| 2002 Sep 28 | 1436.05 35765 x 35805 x 7.3 GEO 177.7W | ||
| 2003 Jul 5 | 1435.76 35755 x 35804 x 7.9 GEO 177.7W | ||
| 2004 Jan 6 | 1436.06 35778 x 35793 x 8.2 GEO 176.2W | ||
| 2004 Apr 22 | 1435.53 35758 x 35792 x 8.4 GEO 170.8W+0.1E | ||
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