GOES-G
Artist's impression of an HS-371-derived GOES satellite
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorNOAA / NASA
Mission durationFailed to orbit
7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusHS-371
ManufacturerHughes
Launch mass660 kilograms (1,460 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date3 May 1986, 22:18 (1986-05-03UTC22:18Z) UTC[1]
RocketDelta 3914 D178
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17A
ContractorMcDonnell Douglas
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
EpochPlanned
 

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.

Launch

GOES-G launch.
Explosion 71 seconds after launch.

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]

References

  1. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta Archived August 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Savage, Annaliza (November 19, 2009). "When Good Rockets Go Bad". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kyle, Ed. "Delta Reborn: Extra Extended Long Tank "Delta 2"". www.spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.


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