Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.diller@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-016
NASA AWARDS LAUNCH CONTRACT FOR GOES-R AND GOES-S MISSIONS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected United Launch Services, LLC
of Englewood, Colo., to launch the Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellites-R and S, or GOES-R and GOES-S. The
spacecraft will launch in October 2015 and February 2017,
respectively, aboard Atlas V 541 rockets from Space Launch Complex-41
at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
The total cost of the GOES-R and GOES-S launch services is
approximately $446 million. This estimated cost includes launch
service for the Atlas V and additional services under other contracts
for payload processing, launch vehicle integration, mission unique
launch site ground support and tracking, data and telemetry services.
The advanced spacecraft and instrument technology used on GOES-R and
GOES-S will result in more timely and accurate weather forecasts. It
will improve detection and observation of meteorological phenomena
that directly affect people's lives.
The GOES-R and GOES-S Flight Projects Office, which oversees the
development of the Space Segment, is managed by NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., The overall GOES-R and GOES-S
Program is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). NASA's Launch Services Program based at the
Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for Atlas V launch
vehicle program management and launch services.
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