The GOES-F will be launched no earlier than April 28, 1983, at approximately 2226 GMT (6:26 p.m. EDT) from the Eastern Space and Missile Center (ESMC) by a three-stage Delta 3914 launch vehicle. GOES-F is the sixth of a series of operational spacecraft funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to meet their requirements for geosynchronous satellite data. Two operational prototype spacecraft, SMS-1 and SMS-2, were developed with NASA funding. The operational GOES spacecraft are funded by NOAA. GOES-F will join GOES-5 in orbit as part of a two-satellite operational system. The enclosed Mission Operation Report contains specific details pertinent to this mission. The Visible Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) has been modified from the original design to incorporate an atmospheric sounding capability to measure temperature and water content at various altitude layers and was first flown on GOES-4 in September 1980. The development and first flight model of this instrument, designated the VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (VAS), was funded by NASA. NOAA is responsible for the funding of follow-on instruments. A three-stage inertially-guided Delta launch vehicle will be used to inject GOES-F into a transfer orbit from which the space- craft's apogee boost motor can place the spacecraft into a synchronous orbit. The spacecraft will then be stationed at 135 W longitude for use as the western operational spacecraft. Upon successful injection into synchronous orbit, the spacecraft will be designated GOES-6.


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    Title :

    Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-F) Mission Operation Report


    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    31 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English