Earth Science
In January 1998, Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.(BSS), of El Segundo, Calif., was awarded a contract from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The contract includes the design, manufacture, integration and launch of two Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, GOES N and GOES O, with options for GOES P and GOES Q. The GOES program is funded and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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
#4,770
USAF Mission
#1,072
Pad Launch
#12
Location Launch
#640
Designator
2006-018
May 24, 2006, 10:11 PM
1 update
Length
66.2 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
292 t
Thrust
4,200 kN
LEO Capacity
11,920 kg
GTO Capacity
6,270 kg
Launch Cost
$350M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2002
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 4d
Total Launches
15
Successful
15
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Nov 20, 2002
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 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
May 24, 2006, 6:11 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778