GOES-8

Summary

GOES-8 is a weather satellite^[1]. GOES-8 draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #12 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• GOES-8's image is recorded as GOES8 12.jpg^[3].
• GOES-8's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[4].
• GOES-8's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[5].
• GOES-8's operator is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[6].
• GOES-8's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[7].
• GOES-8's follows is recorded as GOES-7^[8].
• GOES-8's followed by is recorded as GOES-9^[9].
• GOES-8's manufacturer is recorded as Lanteris Space Systems^[10].
• GOES-8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1994-022A^[11].
• GOES-8's part of is recorded as Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite^[12].
• GOES-8's Commons category is recorded as GOES 8^[13].
• GOES-8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas I^[14].
• GOES-8's SCN is recorded as 23051^[15].
• GOES-8's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[16].
• GOES-8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1994-04-13T00:00:00Z^[17].
• GOES-8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06zqwgy^[18].
• GOES-8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[19].
• GOES-8's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[20].
• GOES-8's launch contractor is recorded as Martin Marietta^[21].
• GOES-8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0005384'}^[22].
• GOES-8's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36^[23].
• GOES-8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.89'}^[24].
• GOES-8's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+10'}^[25].
• GOES-8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2105'}^[26].
• GOES-8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+1456'}^[27].

Why It Matters

GOES-8 draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #12 of 77).^[2]