Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 12
Launched
July 23, 2001
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
GOES 12 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 23, 2001. It was Lockheed Martin's 56th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,483rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Atlas IIA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO). GOES 12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 42,364 km orbit inclined 20.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIA · Lockheed MartinGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO)
- Milestone
- 21st Atlas IIA flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 56th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,483rd orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 12 · NORAD 26871 · 2001-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GOES 12
- Object ID
- 2001-031A
- Epoch
- 2001-07-23 01:24:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.88522992 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7606984
- Inclination
- 20.4337°
- Ascending node
- 220.1269°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5534°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.9806°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.43075
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Super-GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- GOES 12 · NORAD 26871 · in orbit
Centaur AC-142 · re-entered January 28, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites were developed by NASA-Goddard and were transferred to the NOAA weather agency when operational. In addition to the usual weather imager/sounder, GOES-M carried a new solar soft X-ray imager.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
62nd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 593rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
229 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 12 launch?
GOES 12 launched on July 23, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 12?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did GOES 12 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES 12 reach?
GOES 12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 42,364 km orbit inclined 20.4°.
How many satellites did GOES 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 12 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite