Thursday, June 25, 2009

GOES-12

 2001-031A


GOES M is an FS-1300 based GOES I series craft. It carries a new solar X-ray imager. Like the XRS detector, SXI is mounted on the solar array yoke of GOES. Launch Jun 2001

NOAA ground stations at CDA/Wallops and control center SOCC FB-4/Suitland, MD operate the spacecraft. The SEM is operated by the SEL at Boulder.

Mass is 2279 kg at separation, 1042 kg dry. Centaur mass is 2095 kg at separation; at MECO1 Centaur mass is 6165 kg. Uses 14' fairing and 47" adapter.

Size is 2.0 x 2.2 x 2.4m packed, 5.9 x 4.9 x 26.9m span deployed. from solar array to tip of solar sail.


GOES M 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2001 Jul 23  0723 Launch by Atlas IIA AC-142  CC SLC36A 
  T+2:44 BECO 
  T+2:47 Booster sep 
  T+3:39 Fairing sep
  T+4:42 SECO 
  T+4:44 Atlas sep 
  T+5:00 MES-1 
 0732:40 T+9:40 MECO-1  164 x 505  
 0745:02 T+22:02 MES-2 
  T+23:33 MECO-2 
 0750:00 T+27:00 Centaur sep  274 x 42275 x 20.5 
  T+45:10 Centaur blowdown 
  T+54:20 Centaur hydrazine depletion 
  T+58:47 Centaur depleted 
2001 Jul 23    763.28 274 x 42301 x 20.5 
  AMF-1 T+1d20h, 54m 
2001 Jul 25    792.38 1848 x 42125 x 16.6 
  AMF-2 28m L+4d14h27m 
2001 Jul 27    832.37 3737 x 42129 x 13.2 
2001 Jul 29?   AMF-3 10min L+6d12h 
2001 Jul 29    881.06 6035 x 42095 x 10.4 
2001 Aug 3   AMF-4 1139.20 17334 x 42173 x 3.9 
2001 Aug 5   AMF-5 1271.89 22748 x 42267 x 2.4 
2001 Aug 7  
AMF-6 1444.34 29489 x 42406 x 1.0 GEO 6.0W+2.1W 
2001 Aug 9  
AMF-7 1615.77 35628 x 42839 x 0.4  
2001 Aug 11    1616.33 35643 x 42844 x 0.3 
2001 Aug 12 AAM (apo adjust) 5min T+8d6h 
2001 Aug 12    1435.42 35648 x 35894 x 0.3 GEO 91W+0.2E 
 
2001 Aug 12   Redesignated GOES 12 
2001 Oct 2    1436.16 35774 x 35800 x 0.2 GEO 90.1W 
2001 Dec 21   To NOAA 
2001 Dec 21   Drifting in 90-105W band 
2002 Jan 1    1436.36 35782 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 94.2W 
2002 Nov 2    1436.51 35781 x 35807 x 0.3 GEO 102.6W 
2003 Jan 12    1436.00 35780 x 35793 x 0.4 GEO 105.2W 
2003 Jan 23   Relocate 
2003 May 11    1436.13 35771 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 74.7W 
2006 May    75W 
2006 Aug 4    1436.16 35774 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 75.1W 
2007 Apr 12  SXI end of operations 
2007 Nov 28    1436.18 35777 x 35799 x 0.4 GEO 75.5W

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