GOES-P Launch Countdown
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GOES-P STATUS last update 20 March 2006

Spacecraft

In the spring of 2004, the GOES-P spacecraft was under construction, and will undergo thermal-vac testing in 2005/6.

As of March 2006, the GOES-P launch date is planned for 7 April 2008.

Imager

Imager SN10 was constructed and tested at ITT in Fort Wayne, Indiana circa 2000. It was delivered to Boeing Space Systems (BSS) and integrated onto GOES-P in 2005/6. There are no significant issues with the Imager.

Sounder

Sounder SN10 was constructed and tested at ITT in Fort Wayne, Indiana circa 2000. It was delivered to Boeing Space Systems (BSS) and integrated onto GOES-P in 2005/6. There are no significant issues with the Sounder.

Launch

GOES-O will be launched on a Delta IV with two solids to achieve at least 10 years of fuel lifetime (5 years of on orbit storage, and 5 years of operations).

If GOES-P were stored on the earth, it would have to be to be called out of storage to replace an on-orbit failure. There would be 9 to 12 months of preparation between call-up and launch, followed by 3 months of post-launch deployment and testing before it could become operational. On-orbit storage reduces this delay to less than a week, and avoids the chance of a launch failure when you can least afford it.

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Orbit Raising History

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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES:

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