SATELLITES-------
GOES-GOES 7--------
GOES-GOES 7--------
GOES 7 was placed in a geostationary
orbit directly over the equator over the Atlantic (75W) and was
referred to as GOES-EAST. The satellite is still operational;
however, it has been moved several times to cover both the west and
east coasts of the U.S. due to the failure of the imager on
GOES-WEST. The current position (112W) allows coverage of the US
west coast, while the METEOSAT 3 geostationary satellite is
currently being leased from the European Space Agency for coverage
of the US east coast. Unfortunately, the spin of the GOES 7
satellite is no longer stable resulting in a 'figure-8' orbit which
grows by 0.9 deg. latitude each year. After GOES-I was deployed in
Spring of 1994, as GOES 8 (GOES-East), GOES 7 remained in
geostationary orbit, at 105 W, and is still used for satellite
communications.
PARTICIPANTS:
NASA, NOAA, Hughes Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas .
PARTICIPANTS:
NASA, NOAA, Hughes Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas .
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