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: 35,755.0 km

Apogee: 36,479.9 km

Inclination: 2.5 °

Period: 1,452.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 42488 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   24119.78660449  .00000046  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 29155   2.4966  85.8160 0085301 253.9621 240.9282  0.99127999 65670

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC