Atlas IIA | GOES 12

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
• Rocket: Atlas IIA — Atlas family

Mission

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.

• Type: Planetary Science
• Orbit: Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 36A
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Program

• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite — The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service division, supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research (Wikipedia)