GOES 13

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GOES 13 is classified as:

Geostationary
Search & rescue
GOES
TV

NORAD ID: 29155

Int'l Code: 2006-018A

Perigee: 35,962.0 km

Apogee: 36,468.8 km

Inclination: 3.7 °

Period: 1,457.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 42586 km

RCS: 18.149 m² (large)

Launch date: May 24, 2006
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

GOES 13 is an American (NOAA) geostationary weather satellite that was launched by a Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral at 22:11 UT on 24 May 2006. The 3133 kg (with fuel), 2.3 kW craft carries the usual set of GOES monitors: imager, sounder, SEM package, X-ray imager, energetic particle detector, and ground-data relaying equipment. The parking longitude is yet to be finalized

1 29155U 06018A   25199.27801631 -.00000015  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 29155   3.6606  80.5364 0059507 267.0889  82.4288  0.98786224 39940

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC