GOES-19

GOES-19
Artistic rendering of GOES-U once deployed
NamesGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U
Mission typeEarth weather forecasting
OperatorNOAA / NASA
COSPAR ID2024-119A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.60133Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration15 years (planned)
198 days, 23 hours, 42 minutes (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
BusA2100
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
Dry mass2,925 kg (6,449 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date25 June 2024, 21:26 (2024-06-25UTC21:26Z) UTC[1] (5:26 pm EDT)
RocketFalcon Heavy
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Entered serviceSpring 2025 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude75.2° west (planned)[2]
Semi-major axis41,845 km (26,001 mi)[3]
Eccentricity0.0045031[3]
Perigee altitude35,286.4 km (21,926.0 mi)[3]
Apogee altitude35,663.3 km (22,160.1 mi)[3]
Inclination0.1204°[1]
Period24 hours[3]
EpochJuly 12, 2024

GOES-U mission insignia
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GOES-19 (designated GOES-U prior to reaching geostationary orbit) is a weather satellite, the fourth and last of the GOES-R series of satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The GOES-R series will extend the availability of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system until 2036. The satellite is built by Lockheed Martin, based on the A2100 platform.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Garofalo, Meredith (25 June 2024). "Powerful GOES-U weather satellite launches to orbit atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket". space.com.
  2. ^ "NOAA's GOES-U Reaches Geostationary Orbit, Now Designated GOES-19". NESDIS. NOAA. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b c d e n2yo.com. "GOES-19 (GOES-U)". Retrieved 14 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "GOES-R, S, T, U Spacecraft Overview". Spaceflight101. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ Andrews, Hillary (27 March 2024). "GOES-U weather satellite to launch June 25 after leak causes delay". FOX Weather. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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