CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GOES-8
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Full Name
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 8
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NOAA
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Launch Date
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13 Apr 1994
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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04 Jan 2003
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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23051 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1994-022A
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Orbit Type
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Geostationary
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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N/A
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Orbit Inclination
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0.09 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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36000 km
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Orbit Longitude
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195 deg
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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