GOES-O (GOES-14)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:51:00

Saturday June 27, 2009

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GOES-O (GOES-14)

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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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,133 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)

Active 2002 to 2019

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$164.00 million

Rocket

Height: 62.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 10,440 kg

GTO: 6,390 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,895 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4m

Height: 11.75m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

SLC-37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

66 days 5 hours

Stats

Delta IV Medium


7th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2009

United Launch Alliance


29th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2009

2009


35th

Orbital launch attempt