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NOAA’s GOES-U Weather Satellite Deployment

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket carries NOAA’s GOES-U satellite to geostationary orbit, about 22,236 miles above Earth, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
NOAA’s GOES-U satellite separates from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket on its way to geostationary orbit, about 22,236 miles above Earth, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Television

NOAA’s GOES-U satellite separates from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket on its way to geostationary orbit, about 22,236 miles above Earth, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Television

The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) has separated from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy second stage rocket.

The GOES-U spacecraft will now unfurl its solar arrays and work toward powering up and establishing communications with ground controllers.

Follow along while the team works to acquire signal from the satellite.

Continue checking NASA’s GOES blog for additional mission milestones, or join the conversation and get updates on social media by following these accounts:

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