Falcon Heavy | GOES-U

Liftoff Time
June 25, 2024 – 21:26 UTC
June 25, 2024 – 17:26 EDT
Mission Name
GOES-U
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
NOAA
Rocket
Falcon Heavy B1087-1, B1072-1, B1086-1; N/A, N/A, N/A-day turnaround
Launch Location
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Payload mass
5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1087 was expended; B1072 successfully completed a landing on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1); B1086 successfully completed a landing on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by Doug
This was the
– 10th Falcon Heavy mission
– 323rd and 324th booster landings
– 249th and 250th consecutive Falcon booster landings
– 67th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 85th SpaceX launch from LC-39A

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