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Satellite:
GOES-5
Satellite details
Acronym
GOES-5
Full name
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 5
Satellite Description
5th flight unit of the GOES 1st generation programme.
Main mission: operational meteorology including atmospheric sounding.
Substantial contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
836 kg
Dry mass
399 kg
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available in real-time to NOAA and re-distributed in near-real-time.
Orbit
Geostationary orbit
Altitude
35786 km
Longitude
75° W
Space agency
NOAA
, NASA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Initially placed at 85°W, it was moved to 75°W in 1981-1987; to 106°W in 1987-1988; to 65°W since 1988.
Launch
22 May 1981
EOL
18 Jul 1990
Last update:
2015-07-28
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
GOES-5
Acronym
Full name
SEM/MAG
SEM / Magnetometer
VAS
VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
SEM/EPS
SEM / Energetic Particles Sensor
SEM/HEPAD
SEM / High Energy Proton and Alpha Particles Detector
SEM/XRS-EUV
SEM / X-Ray Sensor - Extreme Ultra-Violet Sensor
DCIS
Data Collection and Interrogation Service
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite Field of View
Estimate of the satellite's footprint, assuming a zenith angle of 75
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
GOES-5
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed