Success
GOES 7
Earth Science
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta 3924
Direct-GEOorbit
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Thursday, February 26, 1987 at 11:05 PM
Mission details
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service division, supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research
Oct 16, 1975 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#3,161
USAF Mission
#848
Pad Launch
#85
Location Launch
#409
Designator
1987-022
Launch Window
NET
Feb 26, 1987, 11:05 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta 3924 Specs
The Delta 3000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct 38 orbital launches between 1975 and 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.
Length
36 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
191 t
Thrust
3,188 kN
GTO Capacity
954 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1982
Fastest Turnaround
5mo
Total Launches
5
Successful
5
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Oct 28, 1982
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Feb 26, 1987, 6:05 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778