GOES-7

Summary

GOES-7 is a weather satellite^[1]. GOES-7 draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #20 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• GOES-7's image is recorded as GOES 4-5-6-7 illustration.jpg^[3].
• GOES-7's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[4].
• GOES-7's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[5].
• GOES-7's operator is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[6].
• GOES-7's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[7].
• GOES-7's follows is recorded as GOES-6^[8].
• GOES-7's followed by is recorded as GOES-8^[9].
• GOES-7's manufacturer is recorded as Hughes Aircraft Company^[10].
• GOES-7's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1987-022A^[11].
• GOES-7's part of is recorded as Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite^[12].
• GOES-7's Commons category is recorded as GOES 7^[13].
• GOES-7's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 3000^[14].
• GOES-7's SCN is recorded as 17561^[15].
• GOES-7's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[16].
• GOES-7's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1987-02-26T00:00:00Z^[17].
• GOES-7's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06zmjzx^[18].
• GOES-7's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[19].
• GOES-7's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[20].
• GOES-7's launch contractor is recorded as McDonnell Douglas^[21].
• GOES-7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0002306'}^[22].
• GOES-7's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17^[23].
• GOES-7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.09'}^[24].
• GOES-7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+24'}^[25].
• GOES-7's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35898'}^[26].
• GOES-7's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35879'}^[27].

Why It Matters

GOES-7 draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #20 of 77).^[2]