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BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the countdown and launch of the GOES-M weather satellite aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2A rocket. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. |
Status summary Flight data file Vehicle: Atlas 2A (AC-142) Payload: GOES-M Launch date: July 23, 2001 Launch window: 3:02-4:25 a.m. EDT (0701-0825 GMT) Launch site: SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral, Fla. Flight profile Track the major launch events for the Atlas 2A rocket carrying the GOES-M satellite on Spaceflight Now's interactive flight profile page (requires JavaScript). Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. Ground track - See the trajectory the rocket will follow during its flight. Atlas 2A vehicle data - Overview of the rocket to be used in this launch. GOES-M - Description of the weather satellite and its role in forecasting. Launch windows - Listing of the available times to launch in coming days. Atlas index - A directory of our previous Atlas launch coverage. Video vault The following video clips are available for subscribers to our STS-104 Mission Theater: The GOES-M satellite undergoes prelaunch preparations at the AstroTech facility on the outskirts of the Kennedy Space Center. PLAY (361k, 28 sec QuickTime file) The Centaur upper stage hoisted atop the Atlas 2 rocket at Cape Canaveral's launch complex 36. PLAY (550k, 29 sec QuickTime file) Enclosed in its payload fairing, the GOES-M spacecraft is hoisted atop the Atlas 2 rocket at launch complex 36. PLAY (474k, 24 sec QuickTime file) Get a mission theater subscription to view these video clips. |
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