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GOES-14
GOES-14 during pre-launch processing
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorNOAA/NASA
COSPAR ID2009-033AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.35491
Mission durationElasped: 15 years and 18 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeGOES-N series
BusBSS-601
ManufacturerBoeing,ITT Corporation
Launch mass3,133 kilograms (6,907 lb)
Power2.3 kilowatts fromsolar array
Start of mission
Launch date27 June 2009, 22:51(2009-06-27UTC22:51Z)UTC
RocketDelta IV-M+(4,2)
Launch siteCape CanaveralSLC-37B
ContractorUnited Launch Alliance
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude105° West[1]
Eccentricity0.0003154
Perigee altitude35,773 kilometres (22,228 mi)
Apogee altitude35,800 kilometres (22,200 mi)
Inclination0.2184°
Period1,437 minutes

GOES-14,known asGOES-Oprior to reaching its operational orbit, is an Americanweather satellite,which is part of the USNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA)'sGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite(GOES) system. The spacecraft was built byBoeingand is based on theBSS-601bus. It is the second of three GOES satellites to use the BSS-601 bus, afterGOES-13,which was launched in May 2006.

It was launched byUnited Launch Allianceaboard aDelta IV-M+(4,2)rocket at 22:51 UTC on 27 June 2009, fromSpace Launch Complex 37Bat theCape Canaveral Air Force Station.Upon reaching geostationary orbit, on 7 July, it was redesignated GOES-14. It underwent a 6-month series of post-launch tests[2]before completing its "check-out" phase and then was placed into "orbital storage mode" or stand-by.[3][4]Its first full disk image was sent on 27 July 2009.[5]

GOES-14 was brought out of storage and began one-minute rapid scans ofTropical Storm Isaacon 24 August 2012. On 24 September 2012, it temporarily assumed the role of GOES-East afterGOES-13experienced technical difficulties.[6]On 1 October 2012, it began moving East at a rate of 0.9° per day to an ultimate geosynchronous position of 75° West longitude to better cover the Atlantic basin during troubleshooting and repair ofGOES-13.[7]GOES-13 was returned to service on 18 October 2012.

GOES-14 was used to monitorHurricane Sandyin parallel with the repaired GOES-13[8]and was returned to storage again on February 13, 2013.[9]GOES-14 was again reactivated on 23 May 2013 when a tiny meteorite struck GOES-13 and tilted it out of alignment. GOES-14 operated from its storage location for about 3 weeks while operators got GOES-13 back online.[1][10]

GOES-14 was to be powered off and placed into storage on 29 February 2020. It can be called back into service if needed.[11]

Launch[edit]

The Launch of GOES-O.
The Animation of GOES-14's trajectory.
GOES-14·Earth
This is the first full-disk thermalinfrared(IR) image taken by GOES-14.

The first attempt to launch GOES-O was made on 26 June 2009, during a launch window running from 22:14-23:14 UTC (18:14-19:14 EDT). Due to rain andlightningat the launch site, the launch was delayed from the start of the window to 22:44 UTC, and once this passed, it was reset to the end of the window. At 22:59 UTC, the launch was scrubbed afterfield millsdetected an unacceptably strong electrical field in the atmosphere, and fifteen minutes would have been required from this clearing in order to launch - longer than remained of the launch window.[12]The weather satellite was eventually launched on 27 June 2009 22:51 UTC (16:51 EDT).[13]

Attempt Planned Result Turnaround Reason Decision point Weather go (%) Notes
1 26 Jun 2009, 10:14:00 pm scrubbed — weather (lightning) 26 Jun 2009, 10:44 pm [12]
2 27 Jun 2009, 10:51:00 pm success 1 day, 0 hours, 37 minutes [13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Product Outage/Anomaly: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Data Outage".NOAA.Retrieved23 May2013.
  2. ^Hillger, Don (27 July 2009)."GOES-14 NOAA/Science Post Launch Test (PLT)".NOAA.Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.Retrieved6 August2009.
  3. ^"New NOAA Satellite Reaches Orbit".NOAA.27 June 2009.Retrieved6 August2009.
  4. ^"GOES-14 (O) Moving Into on-Orbit Storage Around Earth".Science Daily.RetrievedFebruary 7,2010.
  5. ^"GOES-14 first full disk image".NOAA.28 July 2009.Retrieved2 January2023..
  6. ^"GOES-14 Replaces GOES-13 as the GOES East Satellite".NOAA. Archived fromthe originalon 1 October 2012.Retrieved25 September2012.
  7. ^"GOES-14 satellite drifts eastward to replace malfunctioning GOES-13 - EarthSky.org".earthsky.org.3 October 2012.
  8. ^"Hurricane Sandy Life Cycle from GOES-13 and GOES-14 « CIMSS Satellite Blog".cimss.ssec.wisc.edu.30 October 2012.
  9. ^"GOES-14 Operational Status".ospo.nasa.gov.Archived fromthe originalon 8 May 2019.Retrieved8 May2019.
  10. ^Leone, Dan (19 October 2015)."Launch of GOES-R Satellite Delayed Six Months".Retrieved8 May2019.
  11. ^"NOAA Readies GOES-15 and GOES-14 for Orbital Storage".nesdis.noaa.gov.Retrieved19 August2020.
  12. ^abGOES-O Launch Coverage(Webcast).Cape Canaveral Air Force Station:NASA TV.26 June 2009.Retrieved6 August2009.
  13. ^ab"Weather Scrub statement for Delta IV GOES-O launch".Spaceref.26 June 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2012.Retrieved6 August2009.

External links[edit]

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