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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. Launched in 1981, it was used for weather forecasting in the United States.

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), with an expected operational lifespan of around seven years.

GOES-E was launched using a Delta 3914 carrier rocket flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch occurred at 22:29 GMT on 22 May 1981. 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.

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. The primary instrument carried aboard GOES-5, the Visible Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer or VISSR, failed in 1984. 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.

See also

• 1981 in spaceflight

References

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

v t e 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

• Spacecraft launched in 1981
• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites