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GOES Satellite Transmitter
Table 94 GOES Satellite Transmitter Specifications
Property Description/Value
Frequencies GOES satellite channels 1 to 200. International
satellite channels 202 to 266 (even numbers).
Meteosat international channels 1 to 33 and
regional channels 1 to 33.
Argos and SCD channels 0 to 9.
Frequency stability Over temperature ±0.5 ppm.
Over time (long term) ±1 ppm
Frequency setting accuracy ±1 Hz
Output
50  impedance. Short and open circuit
protected
RF power output GOES: 10 W standard, 20 W optional
Meteosat: 10 W
Argos: 1.8 W
SCD: 2 W nominal, 1 ... 4 W factory adjustable.
Clock drift <15 sec per year
Input voltage 12.5 VDC nominal (11 ... 15 VDC)
Current requirements
quiescent
<6.0 mA typical
transmit (GOES, 10 W) 3.5 A
transmit (Argos/SCD 2 W) 1.2 A
Temperature ranges
Operating (GOES)
-40 ... +50 °C (-40 ... +122 °F)
(Argos/SCD) max. +65 °C (+149 °F)
Storage -55 ... +75 °C (-67 ... +167 °F)
Dimensions l × h × w 16.5 Ч 12.7 Ч 5.1 cm (6.5 Ч 5 Ч 2 in.)
Weight 0.9 kg (1.25 lb.)
Certification NOAA/NESDIS certified for self-timed and
random GOES transmissions under Signal
Engineering, Inc. model numbers SEH-100(10)
and SEH-100(20).
EUMETSAT agency for the Meteosat system
under Signal Engineering, Inc. model number
SEHM-100.
Argos/SCD transmitter certified for the Argos
system by the CNES Certification Laboratory
(France) under Signal Engineering, Inc. model
number SEH-400.