GOES-U

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
B1072 - Landing Zone 1 B1086 - Landing Zone 2 B1087 - Atlantic Ocean

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S Series (GOES-S) is the second of the next generation of geostationary weather satellites. The four satellites of the series will provide advanced imaging with increased spatial resolution and faster coverage for more accurate forecasts, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • March 26, 2024, 3:36 p.m.

NET June 25.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 27, 2024, 3:31 p.m.

Delayed to NET May 2024.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 18, 2024, 12:14 a.m.

NET April 30, 2024.


Falcon Heavy

Family: Falcon
Configuration: Heavy

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    12.2 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    1400 T
  • Thrust
    22819 kN
Family
  • Name
    Falcon Heavy
  • Family
    Falcon
  • Variant
    Heavy
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon Heavy
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $90000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    63800 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    26700 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1072


Type: Strap-On Booster
Flight Proven: No

Landing Information

The Falcon Heavy side booster B1072 will land back at the launch site after its 1st flight.

Strap-On Booster will be expended.

B1086


Type: Strap-On Booster
Flight Proven: No

Landing Information

The Falcon Heavy side booster B1086 will land back at the launch site after its 1st flight.

Strap-On Booster will be expended.

B1087


Type: Core
Flight Proven: No

Landing Information

Core booster (B1087) expended on its first flight.

Core will be expended.

SpaceX

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CEO: Elon Musk Founded: 2002 Successes: 330 Failures: 11 Pending: 146

Agency Type: Commercial

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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Related News

SpaceNews

NOAA might revise geostationary weather satellite timeline

High demand for space weather data is prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to consider revising the schedule for its next geostationary weather satellite constellation.

Arstechnica

Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic delays flight, Falcon Heavy nets NASA mission

"There was a large bang and some white smoke went up."

NASA

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for GOES-U Mission

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) mission.

SpaceNews

SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws

NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the last in a series of geostationary weather satellites that had previously been launched by United Launch Alliance.

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Launch Complex 39A


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