Supercold liquid oxygen is flowing into the tank of the Centaur upper stage for today's launch. The Centaur's single RL10 engine, built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, burns a combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to generate thrust. The Centaur will perform three burns today to place NOAA's GOES-R satellite into a transfer orbit that will …
The transfer lines to the Centaur's liquid oxygen tanks have begun chilling down before the supercold propellant is pumped into the tanks for launch. The tanking will begin in a few minutes. Later, the same process will be used to load liquid oxygen into the Atlas V's first stage. After that, the liquid hydrogen for …
The countdown has resumed as scheduled for the GOES-R launch today. Engineers are beginning the preparations to load cryogenic propellants into the Atlas V rocket.
The launch team completed its polls confirming they are reading to begin loading supercold propellants – known as cryogenics – into the Atlas V rocket and its Centaur upper stage. The countdown is in a planned hold at T-2 hours, but everything is on schedule for liftoff at 5:42 p.m. EST. The launch window extends …
With less than three hours before the liftoff of the Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-R satellite into orbit, the launch teams at Cape Canaveral, Florida, are working through a detailed timeline of tasks and checks to make everything goes smoothly. Today's weather forecast improved to a 100 percent chance of acceptable conditions for launch. …
Good afternoon from Florida's Space Coast! It is launch day for NOAA's GOES-R satellite, the most sophisticated meteorological spacecraft of its kind, and the launch teams are proceeding toward an on-time liftoff at 5:42 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the GOES-R satellite into geostationary …
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and its GOES-R payload were moved to the pad today as preparations continue for Saturday's launch from Space Launch Complex 41. The Atlas V is in its 541 configuration, which means it has the 5-meter-diameter payload fairing, four solid-fueled boosters and the Centaur upper stage is equipped with …
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket has been rolled to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 and everything is progressing toward the launch of NOAA's GOES-R spacecraft on Saturday at 5:42 p.m. EST. Weather forecasters from the Air Force 45th Weather Squadron continue to call for a 90 percent chance of favorable weather for the …
Take an in-depth look at the upcoming mission of NOAA's GOES-R and the help it will provide to weather forecasters as they track everything from daily conditions to large hurricanes and other storms. The GOES-R spacecraft carries sensors far more advanced than those used now. Launch is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19, at 5:42 p.m. …
Managers from NASA, NOAA, USAF 45th Space Wing and United Launch Alliance gave a unanimous "go" for launch of the GOES-R spacecraft Saturday at 5:42 p.m. EST on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The decision followed this morning's launch readiness review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Weather forecasters predict a 90 percent chance of …
