Weather
EWS-G1 (GOES 13)
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 24, 2006 at 10:11 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta IV M+(4,2) →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- GOES 13
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,467 km
- Periapsis
- 35,951 km
- Inclination
- 4.52°
- Orbital period
- 1457.73 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- US Air Force
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Satellite Systems
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 3,200 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,533 kg
- Power
- 2,300 W
- Design lifetime
- 7 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science/Meterology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2006-018A
- NORAD catalog №
- 29155
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 18.3801 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational