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Delta 4M+(4,2) launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on May 24, 2006, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 24, 2006 · 22:11 UTCLaunch 2006-018Launch no. 4,768 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyBoeingUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 24, 2006, 22:11
Launch designation
2006-018
Mission
GOES N
Vehicle flight ID
D4-5/D315

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
187 km
Initial apogee
554 km
Inclination
28.4°
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GOES 132006-018ANORAD 29155National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMeteorology3,209 kgRenamed · Jul 1, 2019

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.