General DynamicsAtlas ILaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 9
Launched
May 23, 1995
Image: NASA
Summary
GOES 9 launched on a General Dynamics Atlas I from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 23, 1995. It was General Dynamics's 9th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,989th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Atlas I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GOES 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 151 × 42,020 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas I · General DynamicsGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Atlas I flight · 1st this yearGeneral Dynamics's 9th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,989th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 9 · NORAD 23581 · 1995-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GOES 9
- Object ID
- 1995-025A
- Epoch
- 1995-05-24 13:43:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.90820713 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7624484
- Inclination
- 27.0785°
- Ascending node
- 148.7512°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.888°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.7376°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.0011044
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- GOES 9 · NORAD 23581 · in orbit
Centaur AC-77 · re-entered November 13, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American meteorological satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
51st launch from Launch Complex 36B, 3rd this year · 496th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 9 launch?
GOES 9 launched on May 23, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 9?
Atlas I, flown by General Dynamics. Atlas I spec sheet
Where did GOES 9 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES 9 reach?
GOES 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 151 × 42,020 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did GOES 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 9 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite