Weather
GOES 14
Backup / standbyWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- June 27, 2009 at 10:51 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta IV M+(4,2) →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- GOES-14
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,839 km
- Periapsis
- 35,824 km
- Inclination
- 1.68°
- Orbital period
- 1438.38 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Satellite Systems
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 3,200 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,533 kg
- Power
- 2,300 W
- Design lifetime
- 10 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science/Meterology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2009-033A
- NORAD catalog №
- 35491
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 17.6453 m²
- Status
- Backup / standby