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GOES-14

American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-14 was launched on June 27, 2009 aboard a Delta 4M+(4,2) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (December 2025).

COSPAR 2009-033ANORAD 35491United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GOES 14
Common name
GOES-14
Payload designation
GOES O
International designator
2009-033A
NORAD catalog number
35491
GCAT identifier
S35491
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/573

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
GOES N
Owner
NOAA
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
HS-601

Launch

Date
June 27, 2009 · 22:51 UTC
Launch record
2009-033Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,783 km
Apogee
35,790 km
Inclination
0.41°
Status
Renamed
Status date
December 2025
Last known active
Feb 6, 2023

Size

Mass
3,209 kg
Dry mass
1,543 kg
Length
3.6 m
Diameter
2.30 m
Span
8.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q40784 (CC0).