GOES-11 (GOES-L), a NOAA geostationary weather satellite built by Space Systems/Loral, launched on this Atlas IIA from Cape Canaveral. It later operated as GOES-West, providing infrared and visible imagery of the western US and Pacific Ocean.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.1 T
- Flight
- 18th
- of 23 Atlas IIA flights
- Date and time
- 3 May 2000, 07:07 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas IIA
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2000-022
- Launches in 2000
- 24th of 85
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