Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:52:02
Tuesday May 23, 1995
Watch Replay
24/7 Coverage
GOES-9, known as GOES-J before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1995, and operated until 2007 when it was retired and boosted to a graveyard orbit.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
2,105 kilograms
9th
Mission
1st
Mission of 1995
28th
Orbital launch attempt