Orbit Altitude: 36 000km
Orbit Inclination: 0.5 deg
Orbit Type: GEO > Geosynchronous > Geostationary

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The Planeta-C Meteorological Space System includes the
Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite GOMS
(launched on October 31, 1994) located in orbit at
stationary point over 76° 50' E.

... Onboard instruments package allows:

1. obtaining in real time visible and infrared images
of the Earth surface and cloud cover within a radius
of 60° 50' centred at subsatellite point

2. providing continious observation of the dinamics of
varying atmosheric processes

3. detecting, on an operational basis, hazardous natural
phenomena

4. determining wind velocity and directions at several
levels, sea surface temperature

5. obtaining information on fluxes of solar and galactic
particles, electromagnetic ultraviolet and X-ray radiation,
variations in the vector of magnetic field

General Information:

Designation: 23327 / 94069A
Launch date: 31 Oct 1994
Country of origin: CIS
Mission: Meteorology
Launch vehicle: Proton #228
Out of service: Sep 1998?
Cause: end of life

Location:

Begin End Position
L: 31 Oct 1994
Sep 1998 76.5°E
Mar 1999 66°E drifting
Aug 1999 72°E drifting
Oct 1999 76°E drifting
May 2000 84°E

For more information, link to
http://sputnik.infospace.ru/goms/engl/goms_e.htm

[Summary provided by the SPUTNIK Server]

http://sputnik.infospace.ru/goms/engl/goms_1.htm