Atlas I | GOES 8
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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Atlas I
Height 43.90 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1939 kN
Diameter 3.05 Meters
Mass To LEO 5900 kg
Liftoff Mass 164 Tonnes
Launch Success 9
Consecutive Success 7
Maiden Flight 1990-07-25
Launch Failures 2
Programs
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service division, supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research
