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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]].


==Legacy==
==Legacy==

Revision as of 16:45, 9 October 2017

GOES-G
Artist's impression of an HS-371-derived GOES satellite
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorNOAA / NASA
Mission durationFailed to orbit
7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusHS-371
ManufacturerHughes
Launch mass660 kilograms (1,460 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date3 May 1986, 22:18 (1986-05-03UTC22:18Z) UTC[1]
RocketDelta 3914 D178
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17A
ContractorMcDonnell Douglas
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
EpochPlanned

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

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica – Delta Archived May 22, 2013, at WebCite
  3. ^ "The Martian (2015) - Trivia". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database.