flown missionSuccess

Atlas IIA | GOES 12

Lockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJul 23, 2001, 07:23 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: GOES 12
Type: Planetary Science
Target orbit: Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO)

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites were developed by NASA-Goddard and were transferred to the NOAA weather agency when operational. In addition to the usual weather imager/sounder, GOES-M carried a new solar soft X-ray imager.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jul 23, 2001, 07:23 UTC
Window opens: Jul 23, 2001, 07:23 UTC
Window closes: Jul 23, 2001, 07:23 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:40 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas IIA
Family: Atlas
Variant: IIA
Provider: Lockheed Martin
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 36A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4706, -80.5422