GOES 5

NOAA weather satellite

GOES-5

Artist's impression of an HS-371 derived GOES satellite

Mission type| Weather satellite
Operator| NOAA / NASA
COSPAR ID| 1981-049A
SATCAT no.| 12472
Mission duration| 7 years (planned)
3 years (VISSR)
9 years (total)
Spacecraft properties
Bus| HS-371
Manufacturer| Hughes
Launch mass| 660 kilograms (1,460 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date| 22 May 1981, 22:29 (1981-05-22UTC22:29Z) UTC
Rocket| Delta 3914
Launch site| Cape Canaveral LC-17A
Contractor| McDonnell Douglas
End of mission
Disposal| Decommissioned
Deactivated| 18 July 1990 (1990-07-19)
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric
Regime| Geostationary
Longitude| 85° West (1981)
75° West (1981-1987)
106° West (1987-1988)
65° West (1988-1989)
Slot| GOES-EAST (1981-1987)
Semi-major axis| 42,146.0 kilometers (26,188.3 mi)
Perigee altitude| 35,749.8 kilometers (22,213.9 mi)
Apogee altitude| 35,801.1 kilometers (22,245.8 mi)
Inclination| 14.6 degrees
Period| 1,435.2 minutes

GOES-5, known as GOES-E before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system.[1] Launched in 1981, it was used for weather forecasting in the United States.

Launch of GOES-E on a Delta 3914

GOES-5 was built by Hughes Space and Communications, and was based on the HS-371 satellite bus. At launch it had a mass of 660 kilograms (1,460 lb),[2] with an expected operational lifespan of around seven years.

GOES-E was launched using a Delta 3914 carrier rocket[3] flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[4] The launch occurred at 22:29 GMT on 22 May 1981.[5] The launch successfully placed GOES-E into a geostationary transfer orbit, from which it raised itself to geostationary orbit on 2 June by means of an onboard Star 27 apogee motor.[3][6]

Following insertion into geostationary orbit, GOES-5 was briefly placed at a longitude 85° West, however by the end of 1981, it had been moved to 75° West. It remained there until 1987, when it was moved to 106° West. In 1988 it was relocated to 65° West, where it operated until 1989.[4] The primary instrument carried aboard GOES-5, the Visible Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer or VISSR, failed in 1984.[2] The GOES-1 and GOES-4 satellites were reactivated to fill the gap in coverage until a replacement could be launched. It was finally replaced by the ground spare, GOES-H, in 1987 after its intended replacement, GOES-G, failed to reach orbit. GOES-5 was retired to a graveyard orbit on 18 July 1990.[1][6]

## See also

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* Spaceflight portal

* 1981 in spaceflight

## References

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1. ^ a b "GOES-5". The GOES Program - ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
2. ^ a b "GOES-5". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
3. ^ a b Krebs, Gunter. "GOES-4, 5, 6, G, 7". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
4. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "GOES". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on February 21, 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
5. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
6. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Index". Geostationary Orbit Catalog. Jonathan's Space Page. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites

* Synchronous Meteorological Satellites

SMS (predecessor)|

* SMS-1
* SMS-2

SMS derived|

* GOES 1
* GOES 2
* GOES 3

1st generation|

* GOES 4
* GOES 5
* GOES 6
* GOES-G
* GOES 7

2nd generation|

* GOES 8
* GOES 9
* GOES 10
* GOES 11
* GOES 12

3rd generation|

* GOES 13
* GOES 14
* GOES 15
* GOES-Q

4th generation|

* GOES 16
* GOES-17
* GOES-18
* GOES-19

* List of GOES satellites

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Orbital launches in 1981

1982 →

* Kosmos 1237
* Molniya-3 No.25
* Kosmos 1238
* Kosmos 1239
* Kosmos 1240
* Kosmos 1241
* Musson No.11
* Progress 12
* Kosmos 1242
* Molniya 1-49
* Kosmos 1243
* Interkosmos 21
* Kiku 3
* Kosmos 1244
* Kosmos 1245
* Kosmos 1246
* Kosmos 1247
* Hinotori
* Comstar D4
* OPS 1166
* Kosmos 1248
* Kosmos 1249
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* Kosmos 1251
* Kosmos 1252
* Kosmos 1253
* Kosmos 1254
* Kosmos 1255
* Kosmos 1256
* Kosmos 1257
* Soyuz T-4
* Kosmos 1258
* OPS 7350
* Kosmos 1259
* Gran' No.18L
* Kosmos 1260
* Soyuz 39
* Molniya-3 No.24
* Yantar-2K No.979
* Kosmos 1261
* Kosmos 1262
* Kosmos 1263
* STS-1
* Kosmos 1264
* Kosmos 1265
* Kosmos 1266
* OPS 7225
* Kosmos 1267
* Kosmos 1268
* Kosmos 1269
* Soyuz 40
* Meteor-2 No.8
* Nova-1
* Kosmos 1270
* Kosmos 1271
* Kosmos 1272
* Kosmos 1273
* GOES 5
* Intelsat V F-1
* Rohini RS-D1
* Kosmos 1274
* Kosmos 1275
* Molniya-3 No.30
* Kosmos 1276
* Kosmos 1277
* Meteosat 2
* APPLE
* CAT-3
* Kosmos 1278
* NOAA-7
* Molniya 1-50
* Ekran No.21L
* Kosmos 1279
* Kosmos 1280
* Kosmos 1281
* Meteor-Priroda 2-4
* Iskra 1
* Kosmos 1282
* Kosmos 1283
* Kosmos 1284
* Gran' No.19L
* DE-1
* DE-2
* Kosmos 1285
* Kosmos 1286
* FLTSATCOM 5
* Kosmos 1287
* Kosmos 1288
* Kosmos 1289
* Kosmos 1290
* Kosmos 1291
* Kosmos 1292
* Kosmos 1293
* Kosmos 1294
* Bulgaria 1300
* Himawari 2
* Kosmos 1295
* Kosmos 1296
* Kosmos 1297
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* Kosmos 1299
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* Kosmos 1301
* Kosmos 1302
* OPS 3984
* Kosmos 1303
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* Kosmos 1305
* Kosmos 1306
* Kosmos 1307
* Kosmos 1308
* Kosmos 1309
* Shijian 2
* Shijian 2-01
* Shijian 2-02
* Oreol 3
* Kosmos 1310
* SBS 2
* Kosmos 1311
* Kosmos 1312
* Kosmos 1313
* SME
* UoSAT-1
* Kosmos 1314
* Gran' No.20L
* Kosmos 1315
* Kosmos 1316
* Molniya-3 No.31
* Venera 13
* OPS 4029
* Kosmos 1317
* Kosmos 1318
* Venera 14
* STS-2
* Kosmos 1319
* Molniya 1-51
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* Bhaskara 2
* Kosmos 1320
* Kosmos 1321
* Kosmos 1322
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* Kosmos 1329
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* RS-8
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* Kosmos 1330
* MARECS-1
* CAT-4
* Molniya-1 No.55

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