Geostationary
EWS-G3 (GOES 14)
Geostationary Weather (Spare) · NOAA / NASA
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America's on-orbit spare — a fully operational weather satellite kept in standby above the Americas, ready to activate within hours if a primary GOES fails. It proved its value in 2012 when NOAA activated it during Superstorm Sandy, adding extra coverage as the historic storm carved up the East Coast. Not every hero is in active service.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,271–22,283 mi (35,842–35,861 km)
- Inclination
- 1.9°
- One orbit
- 24.0 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 35491
- Int’l designator
- 2009-033A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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