| Name of the satellite | GOES 5 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | GOES-E 12472 |
| COSPAR designation | 81-049A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | ????? |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-GSFC |
| Country or Space Agency | USA |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1981-049A |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 22-05-1981 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | ????? |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | ????? |
| Type of the orbits | GEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 35715 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 35769 / 5.6 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 1434 / 23.9 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 100 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00064 |
| Inclination (°) | 0.32 |
| Observed regions | Magnetosphere |
| Observed waves | ***** |
| Name of the experiment | Biaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer |