GOES-U
| Names | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth weather forecasting |
| Operator | NOAA |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | A2100 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) |
| Dry mass | 2,925 kg (6,449 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | June 25, 2024 (planned)[1] |
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
GOES-U is a weather satellite, the fourth and last of the GOES-R series of satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The GOES-R series will extend the availability of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system until 2036. The satellite is built by Lockheed Martin, based on the A2100 platform.[2][3]
Launch
The satellite is expected to be launched into space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on June 25, 2024,[4] delayed from April 30 2024,[5] from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States. The redesign of the loop heat pipe to prevent an anomaly, as seen in GOES-17, is not expected to delay the launch as it did with GOES-T.[6] from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States.
GOES-U will also carry a copy of the Naval Research Laboratory's Compact CORonagraph (CCOR) instrument which, along with the CCOR planned for Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1), will allow continued monitoring of solar wind after the retirement of the NASA-ESA SOHO satellite in 2025.[7][8]
It will have a dry mass of 2,925 kg (6,449 lb) and a fueled mass of 5,000 kg (11,023 lb).[9]
References
- ^ Lockhart, Leejay (27 February 2024). "Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite Delayed – GOES Missions". blogs.nasa.gov. NASA. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "GOES-R, S, T, U Spacecraft Overview". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Andrews, Hillary (27 March 2024). "GOES-U weather satellite to launch June 25 after leak causes delay". FOX Weather. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "NASA, SpaceX Target New Launch Date for NOAA Weather Satellite". www.nesdis.noaa.gov. NOAA. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "GOES-U: Road to Launch". NESDIS. NOAA. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Werner, Debra (9 January 2019). "Lockheed Martin halts work on GOES-T to wait for instrument fix". SpaceNews. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Vargas, Marco (7 January 2019). "The NOAA Space Weather Follow-On Program to Ensure Continuity of CME Imagery and Solar Wind Space-Based Observations". American Meteorilogical Society 99th Annual Meeting. AMS. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1". NESDIS. NOAA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "GOES-R Series Spacecraft Overview". GOES-R Series. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
| SMS (predecessor) |  | |
|---|---|---|
| SMS derived | ||
| 1st generation | ||
| 2nd generation | ||
| 3rd generation | ||
| 4th generation | ||
