Delta 2914 | GOES 3

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Delta 2914 — Delta family

Mission

Geostationary meteorological satellite

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
• 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)