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: 35,951.5 km

Apogee: 36,477.8 km

Inclination: 4.2 °

Period: 1,457.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 42585 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   26040.26691927 -.00000119  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 29155   4.2004  78.0061 0061786 271.8700 258.0882  0.98788848 41984

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC