United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES-P (GOES 15)
Launched
March 4, 2010
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
GOES-P (GOES 15) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 4, 2010. It was United Launch Alliance's 40th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,040th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). GOES 15, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 34,602 km orbit inclined 26.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Delta IV GOES P Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 40th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,040th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 15 · NORAD 36411 · 2010-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-008A
- Epoch
- 2010-03-04 19:14:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.36260064 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7206216
- Inclination
- 26.8163°
- Ascending node
- 342.6472°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.8307°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.5027°
- 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 15 · NORAD 36411
Delta 348 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GOES-P, renamed GOES 15 in orbit, was a NOAA geostationary weather satellite of the GOES-N series that provided continuous imaging and sounding of the western hemisphere for weather forecasting and space-weather monitoring.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 670th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES-P (GOES 15) launch?
GOES-P (GOES 15) launched on March 4, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES-P (GOES 15)?
Coverage: Delta IV GOES P Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GOES-P (GOES 15)?
Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet
Where did GOES-P (GOES 15) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES-P (GOES 15) reach?
GOES 15, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 34,602 km orbit inclined 26.8°.
How many satellites did GOES-P (GOES 15) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES-P (GOES 15) part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite