United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 1
Launched
October 16, 1975
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
GOES 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 16, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 651st launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,756th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Delta 2914 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914 · United States Air ForceGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Delta 2914 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 651st launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,756th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- GOES 1 · NORAD 8366 · in orbit
Delta 116 · re-entered January 5, 1976
Delta 116 Stage 3 · re-entered December 6, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
52nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 301st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
117 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 1 launch?
GOES 1 launched on October 16, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 1?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did GOES 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was GOES 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did GOES 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 1 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite