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United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 6
Launched
April 28, 1983
Summary
GOES 6 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 28, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 801st launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,688th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Delta 3914 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GOES 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 48,138 km orbit inclined 24.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3914 · United States Air ForceGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Delta 3914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 801st launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,688th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 6 · NORAD 14050 · 1983-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GOES 6
- Object ID
- 1983-041A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-28 15:20:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.6229133 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7820974
- Inclination
- 24.3804°
- Ascending node
- 11.4919°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.9924°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.705°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- GOES 6 · NORAD 14050 · in orbit
Delta 168 · in orbit
Delta 168 Stage 3 · re-entered June 16, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
79th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 390th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
323 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 6 launch?
GOES 6 launched on April 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 6?
Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet
Where did GOES 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES 6 reach?
GOES 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 48,138 km orbit inclined 24.4°.
How many satellites did GOES 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 6 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite