United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES-14
Launched
June 27, 2009
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
GOES-14 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 27, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 30th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,989th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). GOES 14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 34,611 km orbit inclined 26.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 30th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,989th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 14 · NORAD 35491 · 2009-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2009-033A
- Epoch
- 2009-06-27 18:08:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.36236067 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7208874
- Inclination
- 26.583°
- Ascending node
- 80.0879°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.4243°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.6409°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- GOES 14 · NORAD 35491
Delta 342 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A US weather satellite for NOAA. Adds to the Geostationary (GOES) constellation
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 2nd this year · 663rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
160 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES-14 launch?
GOES-14 launched on June 27, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES-14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES-14?
Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet
Where did GOES-14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES-14 reach?
GOES 14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 34,611 km orbit inclined 26.6°.
How many satellites did GOES-14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES-14 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite