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GOES 9

Name: Atlas I | GOES 9
Start: 1995-05-23T05:52:02Z
Location: Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas I

Launched Tue, May 23 · 5:52:02 AM UTC1995-05-23 05:52:02 UTCLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

28th

orbital launch attempt in 1995

General Dynamics

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 36B

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

61 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

American meteorological satellite

Launch Provider

General Dynamics

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

82%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Atlas I

Vehicle history

Height

43.9m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

5,900kg

Liftoff thrust

1,939kN

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General DynamicsLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

GOES 9

Atlas I

Launched Tue, May 23 · 5:52:02 AM UTC1995-05-23 05:52:02 UTCLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

28th

orbital launch attempt in 1995

General Dynamics

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 36B

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

61 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

American meteorological satellite

Launch Provider

General Dynamics

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

82%

Upcoming

scheduled

All General Dynamics launches Website Wikipedia

Atlas I

Vehicle history

Height

43.9m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

5,900kg

Liftoff thrust

1,939kN

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