Falcon Heavy | GOES-U

Falcon Heavy | GOES-U

Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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GOES-U

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.

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Falcon Heavy


Height 70.00 Meters

Max Stages 3

Mass To GTO 26700 kg

Liftoff Thrust 22819 kN

Diameter 12.20 Meters

Mass To LEO 63800 kg

Liftoff Mass 1400 Tonnes


Launch Success 11

Consecutive Success 11

Maiden Flight 2018-02-06

Launch Failures 0


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Core


Serial B1087

Status expended

Flight Proven No

Flights 1


Landing Attempt No

Landing Success Unknown

Type EXP

Location ATL


Strap-On Booster


Serial B1086

Status active

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 1


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type RTLS

Location LZ-2


Strap-On Booster


Serial B1072

Status active

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 1


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type RTLS

Location LZ-1


Updates

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-06-26T03:12:34+0000

Launch success with spacecraft solar arrays deployed.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-06-26T01:57:31+0000

Spacecraft separation.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-06-25T21:26:22+0000

Liftoff.

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Nosu

2024-06-25T20:56:47+0000

Weather 60%

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Nosu

2024-06-25T20:34:23+0000

Delayed by 10 minutes

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LL2

2024-06-25T20:12:56+0000

Official Webcast by NASA has started

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Nosu

2024-06-22T18:35:01+0000

Weather 30%

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-05-09T23:48:48+0000

Updated launch window.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-03-26T15:36:06+0000

NET June 25.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-02-27T15:31:22+0000

Delayed to NET May 2024.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-01-18T00:14:56+0000

NET April 30, 2024.

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spacevogel

2021-09-10T20:23:51+0000

Added launch, NET April 2024

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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

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GOES-U Prelaunch News Conference

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Prelaunch news conference at Kennedy (following completion of the Launch Readiness Review), with the following participants: - Denton Gibson, launch director, Launch Services Program, NASA - Steve Volz, assistant administrator, NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service - Pam Sullivan, director, GOES-R Program, NOAA - John Gagosian, director, Joint Agency Satellite Division - Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science Missions, SpaceX - Brian Cizek, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force

GOES-U Science Briefing

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GOES-U science briefing with the following participants: - Charles Webb, deputy director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, NASA - Ken Graham, director, NOAA’s National Weather Service - Dan Lindsey, chief scientist, GOES-R Program, NOAA - Elsayed Talaat, director, NOAA’s Office of Space Weather Observations - Chris Wood, NOAA Hurricane Hunter pilot

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