GOES-2

Summary

GOES-2 is a weather satellite^[1]. GOES-2 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #29 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• GOES-2's image is recorded as Early GOES Spac0174.jpg^[3].
• GOES-2's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[4].
• GOES-2's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[5].
• GOES-2's operator is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[6].
• GOES-2's follows is recorded as GOES-1^[7].
• GOES-2's followed by is recorded as GOES-3^[8].
• GOES-2's manufacturer is recorded as Ford Aerospace^[9].
• GOES-2's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1977-048A^[10].
• GOES-2's part of is recorded as Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite^[11].
• GOES-2's Commons category is recorded as GOES 2^[12].
• GOES-2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 2000^[13].
• GOES-2's SCN is recorded as 10061^[14].
• GOES-2's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[15].
• GOES-2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1977-06-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• GOES-2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076vh0k^[17].
• GOES-2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[18].
• GOES-2's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[19].
• GOES-2's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17^[20].
• GOES-2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.7696'}^[21].
• GOES-2's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+24'}^[22].
• GOES-2's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+295'}^[23].
• GOES-2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+24'}^[24].
• GOES-2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+36094'}^[25].
• GOES-2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35972'}^[26].
• GOES-2's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "10061"]^[27].

Why It Matters

GOES-2 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #29 of 77).^[2]