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GOES U

completedLaunch 2024-119
Launched 6/25/2024HEOService CXSat GTO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
GOES 19
active
Earth Observation
GEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
6/25/2024
Launch ID
2024-119
Launch Profile
Sat GTO O
Service Type
CX
Customer Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
SpaceX
Launch Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
Track
Mentions
38
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The fourth and final satellite in the GOES-R series, GOES-U, is scheduled to launch in 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 28, 2022GOES-T nears launch as NASA plans studies of next-generation weather satellite

The fourth and final Advanced Baseline Imager was integrated into the GOES-U satellite and is slated to launch in 2024.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 23, 2022L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Instrument Set to Launch On NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite

GOES-U provides groundwork for the future Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) imager programs, which are currently in the Phase A Formulation stage.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Feb 23, 2022L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Instrument Set to Launch On NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite

L3Harris Technologies built the fourth Advanced Baseline Imager and integrated it into NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 22, 2022Imager Integration For NOAA’s GOES-U Completed By L3Harris

NASA awarded a contract in September for GOES-U to launch on a Falcon Heavy in April 2024.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.5Feb 2, 2022GOES-T launch preparations underway

The fourth Advanced Baseline Imager will be integrated into the GOES-U satellite slated to launch in 2024.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 6, 2022Delivery Of Imagers For NOAA’s GOES Satellites Completed By L3Harris

NASA awarded a $152,500,000 contract to SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy launch of the GOES-U spacecraft.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralFinancialValue 5.0Sep 13, 2021

GOES-U is the fourth and final spacecraft in the GOES-R Series of geostationary weather satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

GeneralValue 3.5Sep 12, 2021NASA Selects SpaceX To Launch GOES-U

The GOES-U mission is targeted to launch in April 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 12, 2021NASA Selects SpaceX To Launch GOES-U

NASA selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) mission.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Sep 12, 2021NASA Selects SpaceX To Launch GOES-U

NASA awarded a contract on 2021-09-10 for a Falcon Heavy launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-U.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.6Sep 11, 2021SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws

NASA selected SpaceX to launch GOES-U, the last in a series of geostationary weather satellites previously launched by United Launch Alliance.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Sep 11, 2021SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws

The value of the GOES-U contract, $152.5 million, is slightly less than the $165,700,000 award made to United Launch Alliance in December 2019 for the GOES-T launch.

FinancialRelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Sep 11, 2021SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws

GOES-U, the final satellite in the GOES-R Series, is scheduled to launch in 2024.

PlanValue 4.0Jun 3, 2021NOAA’s next constellation could reveal more than weather

NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) will carry a Compact Coronagraph when it launches in 2025.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.6Mar 25, 2020U.S. government aims for better coordination in space weather campaign

NOAA plans to place a coronagraph on the GOES-U geostationary weather satellite scheduled for launch in 2024.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 19, 2020NOAA warns of risks from relying on aging space weather missions

NOAA is preparing to send a second Compact Coronagraph into orbit in 2025 on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U).

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 13, 2020NOAA set to update space weather fleet

NOAA is seeking funding to install a Naval Research Laboratory compact coronagraph on GOES-U, which is set to launch in 2024.

PlanFinancialCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 6, 2019Are small satellites the solution for space weather monitoring?
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NASA awards $152 million contract to SpaceX to launch GOES-U spacecraft