2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 2010
  4. 2010-008
// orbital launch

GOES P

Delta 4M+(4,2) launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 4, 2010, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 4, 2010 · 23:57 UTCLaunch 2010-008Launch no. 5,038 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 4, 2010, 23:57
Launch designation
2010-008
Mission
GOES P
Vehicle flight ID
D4-12/D348

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 152010-008ANORAD 36411National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMeteorology3,215 kgRenamed · Feb 28, 2023

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