United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES G
Launched
May 3, 1986
Summary
GOES G launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 3, 1986. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 842nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,065th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Delta 3914 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- 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
- 12th Delta 3914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 842nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,065th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
84th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 406th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
535 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES G launch?
GOES G launched on May 3, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES G?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES G?
Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet
Where did GOES G launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was GOES G going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a earth science mission.
Which program is GOES G part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
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