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GOES-G
Artist's impression of an HS-371-derived GOES satellite
Mission type Weather satellite
Operator NOAA / NASA
Mission durationFailed to orbit
7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus HS-371
Manufacturer Hughes
Launch mass660 kilograms (1,460 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date3 May 1986, 22:18 (1986-05-03UTC22:18Z) UTC [1]
Rocket Delta 3914 D178
Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17A
Contractor McDonnell Douglas
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
EpochPlanned
 

GOES-G was a weather satellite to be operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The satellite was designed to sense and monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit, intended to replace GOES-5 and provide continuous vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture. It was lost due to the launch failure of a Delta 3914 rocket on 3 May 1986.

Launch

GOES-G launch.
Explosion 71 seconds after launch.

Launch occurred on May 3, 1986 at 22:18 GMT, [2] aboard Delta 178, the first NASA launch following the Challenger disaster. Seventy-one seconds into the flight, the first stage RS-27 engine shut down prematurely due to an electrical fault, and the rocket was destroyed by range safety. [3] [4]

References

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta Archived August 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Savage, Annaliza (November 19, 2009). "When Good Rockets Go Bad". Wired. ISSN  1059-1028. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Kyle, Ed. "Delta Reborn: Extra Extended Long Tank "Delta 2"". www.spacelaunchreport.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2020.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)

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