GOES-G

GOES-G
	Artist's impression of an HS-371-derived GOES satellite
Mission type	Weather satellite
Operator	NOAA / NASA
Mission duration	Failed to orbit; 7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus
Manufacturer	Hughes
Launch mass	660 kilograms (1,460 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	3 May 1986, 22:18 UTC
Rocket	Delta 3914 D178
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-17A
Contractor	McDonnell Douglas
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Epoch	Planned

GOES-G was a weather satellite to be operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The satellite was designed to sense and monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit, intended to replace GOES-5 and provide continuous vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture. It was lost due to the launch failure of a Delta 3914 rocket on 3 May 1986.

Launch[]

GOES-G launch.

Explosion 71 seconds after launch.

Launch occurred on May 3, 1986 at 22:18 GMT,^[2] aboard Delta 178, the first NASA launch following the Challenger disaster. Seventy-one seconds into the flight, the first stage RS-27 engine shut down prematurely due to an electrical fault, and the rocket was destroyed by range safety.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
^ Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta Archived May 22, 2013, at WebCite
^ Savage, Annaliza (November 19, 2009). "When Good Rockets Go Bad". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ Kyle, Ed. "Delta Reborn: Extra Extended Long Tank "Delta 2"". www.spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

External links[]

NSSDC Entry

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[LL-1] McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 23, 2009.

[2] Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta Archived May 22, 2013, at WebCite

[3] Savage, Annaliza (November 19, 2009). "When Good Rockets Go Bad". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[4] Kyle, Ed. "Delta Reborn: Extra Extended Long Tank "Delta 2"". www.spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

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v t Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
Synchronous Meteorological Satellites
SMS (predecessor)	SMS-1 SMS-2
SMS derived	GOES 1 GOES 2 GOES 3
1st generation	GOES 4 GOES 5 GOES 6 GOES-G GOES 7
2nd generation	GOES 8 GOES 9 GOES 10 GOES 11 GOES 12
3rd generation	GOES 13 GOES 14 GOES 15 GOES-Q
4th generation	GOES 16 GOES-17 GOES-T GOES-U
List of GOES satellites