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| GOES
6 Geostationary
Operational
Environmental
Satellite
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|
Satellite
|
| Int'l Designation |
1983
041A
|
Retired
|
| Owner / Sponsor |
NOAA
|
| Mission |
Weather
observation
|
| Satellite bus |
based
on Hughes HS 376
|
| Launch Mass |
399 kg (880
lbm)
|
| Dimensions, stowed |
2.15 m x 3.53 m (7 ft 1 in x 11 ft 6 in)
|
| Mission Orbit |
GSO
|
167°W
|
| Design Life |
|
| Power (EOL) |
0.330
kW
|
| Other names |
GOES
F
|
| End-of-Service Date |
1989
Jan 21
|
|
Launch
|
| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Delta
3914 |
| Date / Time (UTC) |
1983
Apr 28
|
22:26
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Financial
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| Satellite cost |
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