LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Tue Jun 25 2024
SpaceX

GOES-U

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(9:26 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(9:16 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(11:16 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Falcon Heavy

Description:

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

Falcon Heavy rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) is the fourth of the next generation of geostationary weather satellites, known as the GOES-R series. The four satellites of the series provide advanced imaging with increased spatial resolution and faster coverage for more accurate forecasts, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity. Once GOES-U reaches orbit, it will be renamed GOES-19.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 39A