GOES I-M DataBook
19 November 2001 edition of this web page
The "GOES I-M Databook" is a 186-page paperback introduction to the technical aspects of the spacecraft and instruments.
The Databook was written by the vendor, Space Systems-Loral.
First issued in 1994, it was re-released as "Revison 1" at the end of 1996.
To get a PDF digital copy of "Revison 1", click on the main link to the entire book (2.7 MB), or on the following links to files for each of the 20 sections of that book (100-200 kB each).
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GOES I-M DataBook, as PDF files
The entire Databook (2.7 MB)
- Overview of the GOES Mission
- The GOES Spacecraft Configuration
- Imager
- Sounder
- Space Environment Monitor Subystem
- Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) Subsystem
- Image Naviation and Registration Subsystem
- Communications Subsystem
- Telemetry and Command Subsystem
- Electrical Power Subsystem
- Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem
- Propulsion Subsystem
- Thermal Control Subsystem
- Deployment Mechanisms and Structures
- Operations Ground Equipment
- Spacecraft Mission Profile
- On-Orbit Mission Operations
- Summary Table
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Notes
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GOES Project