Goes 10

Was named Goes K before launch

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General

Designation	24786 / 97019A
Launch date	25 April 1997
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Atlas Centaur #107

worth $220 million

The satellite has got a defect: it's solar arrays cannot rotate properly. The satellite had to be put upside down to maximize solar energy reception, thus inverting the reception images.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 25 April 1997	Jul 1998	105°W (spare)
Sep 1998	Jun 2006	135°W (goes 9 replacement)
Dec 2006	Dec 2009	60°W (covers South America)

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End of life

Out of service	Dec 2009
Cause	Lack of fuel, moved to the junk orbit.

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Technical data

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Specifications
Payload

Heard on 1676 & 1681.478 MHz

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