GOES-G was a weather satellite to be operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The satellite was designed to sense and monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit, intended to replace GOES-5 and provide continuous vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture. It was lost due to the launch failure of a Delta 3914 rocket on 3 May 1986.
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Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NOAA / NASA |
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Mission duration | Failed to orbit 7 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | HS-371 |
Manufacturer | Hughes |
Launch mass | 660 kilograms (1,460 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 3 May 1986, 22:18 (1986-05-03UTC22:18Z) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Delta 3914 D178 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
Contractor | McDonnell Douglas |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Epoch | Planned |
Launch occurred on May 3, 1986 at 22:18 GMT,[2] aboard Delta 178, the first NASA launch following the Challenger disaster. Seventy-one seconds into the flight, the first stage RS-27 engine shut down prematurely due to an electrical fault, and the rocket was destroyed by range safety.[3][4]
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