Weather
GOES 4
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 9, 1980 at 10:27 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta 3914 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- GOES 4
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,221 km
- Periapsis
- 35,941 km
- Inclination
- 7.99°
- Orbital period
- 1451.18 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1980-074A
- NORAD catalog №
- 11964
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 4.3577 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational