Status
Success
GOES-I
Launch Time
Wed Apr 13, 1994 06:04 UTC
Wed Apr 13, 1994 06:04 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
GOES-I
GOES-8, known as GOES-I before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1994, and operated until 2004 when it was retired and boosted to a graveyard orbit.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,105.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1994
23rd orbital launch attempt
Atlas I
7th mission
1st mission of 1994
4th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission