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The Mission




Rocket: Delta 4 Medium+
Payload: GOES-N
Date: TBD
Window: TBD
Site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Broadcast: TBD

Mission Status Center

Pre-launch photo gallery

Launch events timeline

Ground track map

Launch hazard area

Delta 4 background info

Rocket processing flow

RS-68 main engine

Booster graphic

Our Delta archive



GOES-N: getting ready



The second stage of the Delta 4 rocket that will ferry GOES-N into space is mated to the first stage Common Core Booster this past February. Credit: NASA-KSC
 

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