Launch Date
June 25, 2024
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Pad
LC-39A
Launch Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
NORAD ID
60133
International Designator
2024-119A
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:25:38 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
0.02°
Right Ascension
140.84°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
50.04°
Period
1436.08 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
GOES-19
Alternative Name
GOES-U
Type
Status
Owner
NOAA
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
Launched on June 25, 2024; reached geostationary orbit and was designated GOES-19 on July 7, 2024; began post-launch testing on July 24, 2024; started observing the sun with SUVI on September 24, 2024
1 60133U 24119A 26200.85114368 -.00000252 00000+0 00000+0 0 9994
2 60133 0.0191 140.8371 0000282 50.0446 337.9637 01.00272657 7297
Source: Celestrak
Length
6.1
Diameter
3.9
Span
12
Dry Mass
2800
Launch Mass
5500
Shape
Box with deployable solar panels and instruments
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
5
Color
White
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
GOES U
Purpose
Meteorology
Mission
Operational meteorology and space weather monitoring
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Life Expectancy
15 years (planned)
Bus
A2100
Configuration
A2100A
Motor
LEROS-1c
Equipment
Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI), Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS), Compact Coronagraph-1 (CCOR-1), Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS), Magnetometer
Power System
4000 W
ADCS
3-axis stabilization
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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