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GOES 10
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<p>GOES-10, known as GOES-K before becoming operational, was an American <a href="/facts/Weather_satellite/yl7QCK8n">weather satellite</a>, which formed part of the US <a href="/facts/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration/IvcuqNJg">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's</a> <a href="/facts/Geostationary_Operational_Environmental_Satellite/dJ7MlVRP">Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite</a> system. It was launched in 1997, and after completing operations as part of the main GOES system, it was kept online as a backup spacecraft until December 2009, providing coverage of South America as GOES-SOUTH, and being used to assist with hurricane predictions for North America. It was retired and maneuvered to a <a href="/facts/Graveyard_orbit/zUQp3VAp">graveyard orbit</a> on 1 December 2009. </p>