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GOES 8

Orbiter
GOES-8, known as GOES-I before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. Wikipedia
Orbit height: 22,236 mi
Launch date: April 13, 1994 at 2:04 AM EDT
Manufacturer: SSL
Speed on orbit: 1.908 miles/s
Eccentricity: 0.0005384
Launch mass: 2,105 kilograms (4,641 lb)