Atlas I | GOES 8

Atlas I | GOES 8 lifted off aboard a Atlas I from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, carrying its payload to Direct-GEO.

Launch time
Status
SUCCESS
Operator
General Dynamics
Mission type
Earth Science
Rocket
Atlas I
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B
Payload
—
Target orbit
Direct-GEO

Mission timeline

  1. 1994-04-13T06:04:02.000Z
    Liftoff
    Atlas I clears the pad at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA and begins its ascent.
  2. Max-Q
    Atlas I pushes through the region of maximum dynamic pressure.
  3. Main engine cutoff (MECO)
    First stage completes its burn; main engine cutoff.
  4. Stage separation
    First and second stages separate on schedule.
  5. Second-stage ignition
    Second-stage ignition confirmed.
  6. Orbit insertion
    Orbital insertion burn complete; now in Direct-GEO.
  7. Mission success
    Mission declared a complete success.

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