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GOES 8 Spacecraft Status Summary


Spacecraft Data

Spacecraft Letter:
Spacecraft Location: ~4 deg/day West Drift 
AOCS Mode:
L2 
Launch Date:
04/13/1994  Operational Date: 11/01/1994
Operational Status:
Decommissioned
Notes:
 
 

Subsystem Status:

Subsystem
Description
Status
IMAGERImager Instrument SystemGREEN
SOUNDERSounder Instrument SystemYELLOW
SEMSpacecraft Environment Monitoring SystemGREEN
AOCSAttitude and Orbit Control SystemYELLOW
THERMALThermal Control SystemGREEN
POWERElectrical Power SubsystemGREEN
TANDCTelemetry and CommandGREEN
COMMCommunications SubsystemYELLOW
PROPPropulsion SubsystemRED
MECHMechanisms subsystemGREEN
INRImage Navigation and RegistrationGREEN

Click on the subsystem name to get detailed status for that subsystem.

Status Key
Status Color Meaning
GREEN
=
Operational (or capable of)
YELLOW
=
Operational with limitations (or Standby)

ORANGE

=
Operational with Degraded Performance

RED

=
Not Operational
BLANK
=
No Status Reported

 




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