GOES
8 Status
Operational (GOES-East
at 75E W )
- Launched
April 13, 1994
- Spacecraft
Attitude & Orbit Control Electronics (AOCE)
- Several
RAM locations Corrupted by Electrostatic Discharge April 18,
1996, Using AOCE #2
- Sounder E/W
Mirror Motor (August 1994): 1 of 2 windings has Intermittent Open
Circuit. Doesn’t Cause Data Loss.
- Electronics
on Momentum Wheel #1 failed (January 9, 1997) using redundant
wheel (Need both remaining wheels)
- Sounder Filter
Wheel Motor torque anomaly (Temporarily slow down) has occurred
on Oct 29, 97 and Feb 18, 98.
- Primary Earth
Sensor failed Oct 27, 1998, now using redundant sensor
- Power Amplifier
C failed May 27, 2001 – 2 for 3 redundancy
- Taken out of service (End of Life) - April 3, 2003
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