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Liftoff Time |
June 25, 2024 – 21:26 UTC June 25, 2024 – 17:26 EDT |
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Mission Name |
GOES-U, a weather satellite |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) |
Rocket |
Falcon Heavy B1087-1 (center), B1072-1 (MY), B1086-1 (PY), SN325 (stage 2); N/A-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
Payload mass |
5,000 kg (11,000 lb) |
Where will the satellite go? |
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), (GEO-566) |
Where will the first stages land? |
B1087 will be expended; B1072 will be recovered on LZ-1; B1086 will be recovered on LZ-2 |
Will they attempt to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves will be recovered by Doug |
This will be the |
– 10th Falcon Heavy mission – 323rd and 324th booster landing – 249th and 250th consecutive booster landing – 67th SpaceX launch of 2024 – 85th SpaceX launch from Launch Complex 39A |
Where to watch |
Everyday Astronaut coverage (starting at T-30 minutes!) |
What’s This All Mean?
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center atop a brand new Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. As part of NOEAA’s GOES-R series, this satellite will deliver high-resolution imagery that will provide enhanced data and imagery of weather patterns, severe storms, and overall natural hazards.
Following the launch, the center core will be expended while the side boosters will perform a simultaneous return to launch site landings at LZ-1 and LZ-2. Both fairing halves will be recovered by SpaceX’s recovery boat Doug. The payload will be placed into GEO-566 (meaning the payload will require 566 m/s of delta V to reach its slot in GEO).
Cruising in the Bahamas RN. I’m wondering what the chances are we may see some action (separation, boost back burns, or maybe just a dot in the sky).
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