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    Afternoon Weather Forecast Remains 80% Favorable

    GOES-T rollout on a ULA Atlas V rocket

    Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron continue to predict an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions for this afternoon's launch of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite, which is part of the GOES Satellite Network. The cumulus cloud rule and liftoff winds serve as the primary weather concerns. GOES-T is scheduled …

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    Weather 80% Favorable for Today’s GOES-T Launch

    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, with the GOES-T satellite atop, stands ready for launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

    Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron predict an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions for this afternoon's launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite from Florida's Space Coast, with the cumulus cloud rule and liftoff winds serving as the primary weather concerns. …

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    NOAA’s GOES-T Rolls out to the Pad for Tuesday’s Launch

    By Jim Cawley NASA's Kennedy Space Center The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is out at the launch pad and ready for its ride into space. On Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, GOES-T rolled out from United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vertical Integration …

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    Weather 70% Favorable for Tuesday’s GOES-T Launch

    NOAA's GOES-T satellite

    Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron predict a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions for Tuesday afternoon's launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite from Florida's Space Coast, with the cumulus cloud rule serving as the primary weather concern. A joint effort …

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    ‘Go for Launch’: NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Cleared for Tuesday Liftoff

    GOES-T at the Vertical Integration Facility

    Following a successful Launch Readiness Review at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite is cleared to proceed with Tuesday's launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is targeted for 4:38 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 1, on a United Launch Alliance …

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    ULA Atlas V Rocket Topped Off With NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite

    GOES-T at the Vertical Integration Facility

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite now officially has its ride. GOES-T was transported from Astrotech's Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida, to United Launch Alliance's (ULA) nearby Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41. It was then mated to the top …

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    NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Gets Payload Protection

    GOES-T satellite encapsulation

    By Jim Cawley NASA's Kennedy Space Center Now safely encapsulated, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite has completed another key milestone in preparation for its March 1, 2022, launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Inside the Astrotech Space Operations facility in nearby Titusville, the two …

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    NOAA’s GOES-T ‘Starting to Come Together’

    NOAA's GOES-T satellite

    By Jim Cawley NASA's Kennedy Space Center An activity completed at Astrotech's Space Operations facility in Titusville today brings NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) mission one significant step closer to its March 1, 2022, liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in just over a month. On Jan. 27, 2022, the …

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    NOAA’s GOES-T Arrives in Florida for Processing Ahead of Launch

    Secured inside a shipping container, the GOES-T satellite is removed from the holding area of a United States Air Force C-5 cargo plane.

    The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) – the third satellite in NOAA's GOES-R series – is now in Florida, undergoing final preparations ahead of its targeted launch on March 1, 2022. The satellite arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 10, 2021, in a United States Air …

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