NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

GOES-I

Launch Time
Wed Apr 13, 1994 06:04 UTC

Rocket

Atlas I
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
Lockheed
Status: Retired
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 43.9 m

Mission Details

GOES-I

GOES-8, known as GOES-I before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1994, and operated until 2004 when it was retired and boosted to a graveyard orbit.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,105.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1994

23rd orbital launch attempt

Atlas I

7th mission
1st mission of 1994
4th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission