NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

GOES-K

Launch Time
Fri Apr 25, 1997 05:49 UTC

Final flight of Atlas I

Rocket

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

Mission Details

GOES-K

GOES-10, known as GOES-K 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.

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

Location

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

Stats

1997

20th orbital launch attempt

Atlas I

11th mission
1st mission of 1997
8th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission