Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · GTO
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) is the third satellite in NOAA’s advanced GOES-R series. It is meant to operate as GOES West and work in tandem with GOES-16, which operates in the GOES East position
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOES 18 2022-021A | Payload | 35785 × 35787 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2022-021B | Rocket body | 8249 × 34939 km · 7.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2022-021 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).