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== Launch == |
== Launch == |
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Launch occurred on May 3, 1986 at 22:18 GMT,<ref>[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/delta.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta]</ref> aboard ''Delta 178'', the first NASA launch following the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster]]. Seventy-one seconds into the flight, the first stage main engine shut down prematurely due to an electrical fault, and the rocket was destroyed by [[range safety]]. |
Launch occurred on May 3, 1986 at 22:18 GMT,<ref>[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/delta.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta] {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6GnQRIrKc?url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/delta.htm |date=May 22, 2013 }}</ref> aboard ''Delta 178'', the first NASA launch following the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster]]. Seventy-one seconds into the flight, the first stage main engine shut down prematurely due to an electrical fault, and the rocket was destroyed by [[range safety]]. |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
Revision as of 16:45, 9 October 2017
Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NOAA / NASA |
Mission duration | Failed to orbit 7 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | HS-371 |
Manufacturer | Hughes |
Launch mass | 660 kilograms (1,460 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 3 May 1986, 22:18[1] | UTC
Rocket | Delta 3914 D178 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
Contractor | McDonnell Douglas |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Epoch | Planned |
GOES-G was a weather satellite to be operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The satellite was designed to sense and monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit, intended to replace GOES-5 and provide continuous vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture. It was lost due to the launch failure of a Delta 3914 rocket on 3 May 1986.
Launch
Launch occurred on May 3, 1986 at 22:18 GMT,[2] aboard Delta 178, the first NASA launch following the Challenger disaster. Seventy-one seconds into the flight, the first stage main engine shut down prematurely due to an electrical fault, and the rocket was destroyed by range safety.
Legacy
In 2015, director Ridley Scott used the explosion to depict the launch failure of the IRIS craft, in "The Martian".[3]
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta Archived May 22, 2013, at WebCite
- ^ "The Martian (2015) - Trivia". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database.
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