United States Air ForceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 13
Launched
May 24, 2006
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
GOES 13 launched on an United States Air Force Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 24, 2006. It was United States Air Force's 1,072nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,770th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GOES 13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 34,425 km orbit inclined 26.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta IV M+(4,2) · United States Air ForceGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,072nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,770th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 13 · NORAD 29155 · 2006-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-018A
- Epoch
- 2006-05-24 17:24:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.3780488 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7206798
- Inclination
- 26.6059°
- Ascending node
- 36.2364°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.1709°
- Mean anomaly
- 174.9478°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- GOES 13 · NORAD 29155
Delta 315 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
In January 1998, Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.(BSS), of El Segundo, Calif., was awarded a contract from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The contract includes the design, manufacture, integration and launch of two Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, GOES N and GOES O, with options for GOES P and GOES Q. The GOES program is funded and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 640th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
519 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 13 launch?
GOES 13 launched on May 24, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 13?
Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United States Air Force. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet
Where did GOES 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES 13 reach?
GOES 13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 34,425 km orbit inclined 26.6°.
How many satellites did GOES 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 13 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite