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United States Air ForceDelta 3924Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 7
Launched
February 26, 1987
Summary
GOES 7 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3924 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 26, 1987. It was United States Air Force's 848th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,161st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta 3924 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of GOES 7, one of 6 catalogued objects, from March 1, 1987, was 31,846 × 36,089 km inclined 0.6°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3924 · United States Air ForceGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta 3924 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 848th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,161st orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 7 · NORAD 17561 · 1987-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GOES 7
- Object ID
- 1987-022A
- Epoch
- 1987-03-01 21:45:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.07156822 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0525912
- Inclination
- 0.5652°
- Ascending node
- 285.4515°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.5798°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.1312°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- GOES 7 · NORAD 17561 · in orbit
Delta 179 · re-entered August 4, 1991
Delta 179 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
85th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 409th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
299 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 7 launch?
GOES 7 launched on February 26, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 7?
Delta 3924, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3924 spec sheet
Where did GOES 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES 7 reach?
The tracked orbit of GOES 7, one of 6 catalogued objects, from March 1, 1987, was 31,846 × 36,089 km inclined 0.6°.
How many satellites did GOES 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 7 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite