Goes 15

Was named Goes P before launch

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General

Designation	36411 / 10008A
Launch date	4 Mar 2010
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Delta 4 #348

Goes 15 only differs from Goes 14 in the channel configuration for the solar Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) telescope. The EUV will be the same five-channel configuration that flew on Goes 13.

Declared operational in september 2010.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 4 Mar 2010	Oct 2011	89.5°W
Dec 2011	Oct 2018	135°W
Nov 2018	Apr 2023	128°W
Nov 2023		61°E

Technical data

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Specifications
Payload

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