Welcome to the GOES-U Launch Discussion and Updates Thread! First Falcon Heavy launch of the year!

Scheduled for (UTC)	2024-06-25 21:26
Scheduled for (local)	2024-06-25 17:26 (EDT)
Launch site	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Launch vehicle	Falcon Heavy
Center	1087-1 (expended)
Booster	1072-1 (RTLS, LZ1)
Booster	1086-1 (RTLS, LZ2)
Customer	NASA / NOAA
Payload	GOES-U
Mission success criteria	Successful deployment of payload into Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Livestreams

Stream	Link
NASA	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4HH_fL7QVk
Space Affairs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSRo1H73O9g
Spaceflight Now	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SBxb5-S8HM
NASASpaceflight	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kMlfbo1lts
The Launch Pad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTDhfuRxo7U
Everyday Astronaut	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=227WGGFeDoc
SpaceX
The Space Devs

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 1st Falcon Heavy launch this year, 10th overall

☑️ 13th launch from LC-39A this year

☑️ 32 days, 18:31:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 65th SpaceX launch this year, 365th overall (excluding Starship tests)

☑️ 67th SpaceX launch this year, 378th overall (including Starship tests)

☑️ 280th consecutive successful Falcon 9 / FH launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)

☑️ 325th & 326th Falcon Family Booster landings, 334th and 335th Falcon recovery attempt

Payload info: GOES-U

NextSpaceflight:

GOES-U will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s weather, oceans, and environment, as well as real-time mapping of total lightning activity and improved monitoring of solar activity and space weather.

Resources and articles:

• Official SpaceX mission page
• Next Spaceflight mission page
• NASASpaceflight article

Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here! Also feel free to leave feedback or suggestions for the mod team. We’re still a relatively small sub, so feedback from the community is very valuable!"