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Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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T– about 8hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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Success
GOES 12
Atlas IIALockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36A
Monday, July 23, 2001 · 07:23 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites were developed by NASA-Goddard and were transferred to the NOAA weather agency when operational. In addition to the usual weather imager/sounder, GOES-M carried a new solar soft X-ray imager.
PayloadGOES 12
OrbitSupersynchronous Transfer Orbit
CustomerGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.471°N
- Longitude
- 80.542°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
07:23 AM UTC - 07:23 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
