flown missionSuccess

Delta IV M+(4,2) | GOES 13

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 37B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

mission

Name
GOES 13
Type
Earth Science
Target orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

In January 1998, Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.(BSS), of El Segundo, Calif., was awarded a contract from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The contract includes the design, manufacture, integration and launch of two Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, GOES N and GOES O, with options for GOES P and GOES Q. The GOES program is funded and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Delta IV M+(4,2)
Family
Delta
Variant
M+(4,2)
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York