Carried NOAA's GOES-N weather satellite toward geostationary orbit for continuous monitoring of US weather, storms, and solar activity. It was the first Delta IV mission flown for NASA, though second-stage propellant sloshing caused unexpected oscillations during ascent.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.2 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 15 Delta IV M+(4,2) flights
- Date and time
- 24 May 2006, 22:11 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta IV M+(4,2)
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2006-018
- Launches in 2006
- 19th of 66
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