NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

GOES-O (GOES-14)

Launch Time
Sat Jun 27, 2009 22:51 UTC

Rocket

Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $164.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,895 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,440 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,390 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 62.5 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.0 m
Fairing Height: 11.75 m

Mission Details

GOES-O (GOES-14)

GOES 14, known as GOES-O prior to reaching its operational orbit, is an American weather satellite, which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system. The spacecraft was built by Boeing and is based on the BSS-601 bus. It is the second of three GOES satellites to use the BSS-601 bus, after GOES 13, which was launched in May 2006.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,133.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2009

35th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

29th mission
8th mission of 2009
28th successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission

Delta IV Medium

7th mission
1st mission of 2009
7th successful mission