GOES-7 (GOES-H), a NOAA geostationary weather satellite, launched on a Delta from Cape Canaveral LC-17A. It provided continuous Earth imaging and space-weather data for U.S. meteorological forecasting and later served as GOES-EAST/WEST and as a backup.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 840 kg
- Flight
- 5th
- of 5 Delta 3924 flights
- Date and time
- 26 February 1987, 23:05 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 3924
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1987-022
- Launches in 1987
- 22nd of 114
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