Launch Overview
Vehicle
Atlas IIA
Agency
Lockheed Martin
Site / Pad
CC / SLC36A
Outcome
Success
Flight
AC-142
COSPAR Designator
2001-031
Mission
GOES 12 (Planetary Science)
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites were developed by NASA-Goddard and were transferred to the NOAA weather agency when operational. In addition to the usual weather imager/sounder, GOES-M carried a new solar soft X-ray imager.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Atlas IIA
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Agency launches
56 (2 YTD)
Site launches
593 (7 YTD)
Pad launches
62 (1 YTD)