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Liftoff of Atlas V carrying another GOES satellite into orbit for NOAA, providing vital weather data for years to come.
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) is the third satellite in NOAA’s advanced GOES-R series. It is meant to operate as GOES West and work in tandem with GOES-16, which operates in the GOES East position
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas V 541
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
- Programs
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 541
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 4 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
- Height
- 60 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2011-11-26
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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