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Satellite Fact Sheet
Goes 15
Was named Goes P before launch
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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Position
L: 4 Mar 2010
Oct 2011
89.5°W
Dec 2011
Oct 2018
135°W
Nov 2018
128°W
Technical data
Specifications
Payload
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