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NOAA’s GOES-17 satellite in safe-hold mode, after on-board computer reset triggered the satellite.
2021-07-23
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GOES-17 (designated pre-launch as GOES-S) is an environmental satellite.
Launch date 1 March 2018, 22:02 UTC
Rocket Atlas V 541 (AV-077)
Launch site Cape Canaveral, SLC-41
Contractor United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Entered service 12 February 2019


Posted by:3dc

#5  GOES-17 is the west coast /east pacific coverage satellite. It took over from GOES-15 in Feb. 15 is still there, in standby.
The IR imager on -17 has been funky since the start, supposedly a heat pipe issue.
Handy Page-
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-07-23 10:44  

#4  reset
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-07-23 08:25  

#3  NOAA Space Weather Report

Solar activity recently increased as six sunspot groups were present on the same day (21 July, 2021).
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-23 07:51  

#2  Wonder if there's been a CME tripping overload circuits?
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-23 07:48  

#1  Heh, environmental.

GOES-17 is intended to deliver high-resolution visible and infrared imagery and lightning observations of more than half the globe.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-23 07:43  

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