https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.6 2026-03-19T10:41:57.720Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/platforms/3c57a713-8cfe-4e65-8d6c-d30a59786313 GOES-13 GOES-13 (GOES-N) lifted off aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket from Space LaunchComplex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 6:11 pm EDT on May25, 2006.GOES-13 (GOES-N) is the latest in a series of Earth monitoring satellites.Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) provide the kind ofcontinuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. Geostationarydescribes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position withrespect to the rotating Earth. This allows GOES to hover continuously over oneposition on the Earth's surface, appearing stationary. As a result, GOESprovide a constant vigil for the atmospheric 'triggers' for severe weatherconditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes.Orbit: Altitude: 36000 kmGeo-SynchronousVital Statistics: Weight 3200 kgSize: 4.2 meters (l) x 1.88 meters (w)Power: 2300 wattsMission Life: 5 yearsInstruments: SounderImagerSEM (Space Environment Monitor)S and R (Search and Rescue)For more information, see:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/main/index.html[Summary provided by NASA.]Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GOES-13 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) Short_Name: GOES-13 Long_Name: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: GOES 13 Short_Name: GOES-N End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: GOES N-P IMAGER Short_Name: GOES N-P SOUNDER Short_Name: SEM Short_Name: SXI End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Type: GEO > Geosynchronous > Geostationary End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-10-04 Online_Resource: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/main/index.html Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2006-018A Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2006-05-25 Launch_Site: CAPE CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, USA Design_Life: 5 YEARS Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA Primary_Sponsor: USA/NOAA End_GroupEnd_Group