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Title: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: sam on April 17, 2010, 18:16

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The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite known as GOES-13 became the official GOES-EAST satellite on April 14, 2010. GOES-13 was moved from on-orbit storage and into active duty. It is perched 22,300 miles above the equator to spot potentially life-threatening weather, including tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

http://www.physorg.com/news190692679.html

Title: Re: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: Rik on April 17, 2010, 18:26

How long do they put them up into storage, Sam?

Title: Re: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: Clive on April 17, 2010, 20:00

It was launched in 2006 Rik.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES_13

Title: Re: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: Rik on April 17, 2010, 20:02

It's a lot of money to have doing nothing, isn't it...

Title: Re: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: Clive on April 17, 2010, 20:45

Maybe that's what they used to predict last year's barbecue summer?   :devil:

Title: Re: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: Simon on April 17, 2010, 20:50

Isn't it supposed to be 40C this summer?  ::)

Title: Re: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: sam on April 17, 2010, 22:12

Quote from: Rik on April 17, 2010, 20:02

It's a lot of money to have doing nothing, isn't it...

well you launch when its cheap I guess / only so many launch windows etc.

Title: Re: GOES-13 is America's new GOES-EAST satellite
Post by: Rik on April 18, 2010, 12:17

Let's hope the volcanic ash doesn't reach it.