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GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites)

    NOAA’s GOES-S Satellite Ready for Launch atop Atlas V Rocket

    The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NOAA's GOES-S satellite waits for liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

    Today is launch day for NOAA's newest weather satellite, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S). A two-hour launch window will open at 5:02 p.m. EST today. GOES-S will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Stay tuned — launch coverage …

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    Atlas V Rolled to Pad 41 with NOAA’s GOES-S

    The Atlas V rocket rolls to Pad 41 with NOAA's GOES-S. Launch is slated for March 1 at 5:02 p.m. EST.

    The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is rolled from the Vertical Integration Facility to the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch vehicle will send NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-S) into orbit. The GOES series is designed to significantly improve the detection and observation …

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    GOES-S NASA EDGE Rollout Webcast, NASA Social Briefing Today

    GOES-R Spacecraft With Earth Reflection

    Watch the live webcast with NASA Edge during the GOES-S launch vehicle rollout at SLC-41. The live show begins at 10 a.m. and can be viewed on NASA TV and social media at: NASA TV: www.nasa.gov/live NASA EDGE Facebook: www.facebook.com/nasaedgefan NASA EDGE YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/NASAedge NASA EDGE Ustream: www.ustream.tv/nasaedge Guests on the show: Sandra Smalley, director, …

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    GOES-S Prelaunch Briefings Today

    Artist image of the GOES-S satellite.

    With only two days remaining until the scheduled launch of NOAA's GOES-S satellite, launch and mission managers are gathering at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to provide briefings on launch status and the science aspects of the GOES-R series of advanced weather satellites. A prelaunch status briefing will be held at 1 p.m., followed by a …

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    ULA Atlas V Rocket, NOAA’s GOES-S Satellite Together for Launch

    The payload fairing containing NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) is mated to the ULA Atlas V rocket

    With its March 1 launch date closing in, the next in a series of advanced geostationary weather satellites is in place for liftoff. NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-S) will be delivered to orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. …

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    Centaur Upper Stage Arrives at Delta Operations Center

    Under the watchful eyes of technicians and engineers, the Centaur upper stage that will help launch NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S, or GOES-S, is lifted from its transporter inside the Delta Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for further processing.

    The Centaur upper stage, part of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will help launch NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S, is in place for prelaunch processing. The Centaur arrived at the Delta Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Jan. 24, two days after its delivery by ship to nearby Port …

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    Atlas V Booster, Centaur Arrive for GOES-S

    The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster and Centaur stage for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) are offloaded from the Mariner transport ship at the Army Wharf at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

    The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster and Centaur stage for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) arrived this week at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Mariner transport ship delivered the components to the Army Wharf at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Atlas V booster was moved to the …

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    NOAA’s GOES-S Spacecraft Prepares for Encapsulation

    NOAA's GOES-S weather satellite is prepared for encapsulation in its payload fairing inside Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida.

    Technicians and engineers prepare NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S, or GOES-S, for encapsulation in its payload fairing inside a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida. After encapsulation, the weather satellite will be moved to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. GOES-S is the second in a series of four …

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    GOES-S Unpacked for Start of Prelaunch Preps

    At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, technicians and engineers prepare to begin preflight processing of NOAA's GOES-S after removal from its shipping container.

    Technicians and engineers at the Astrotech Space Operations payload processing facility have placed NOAA's GOES-S satellite on a work stand to begin routine but critical preflight inspections, tests and checkouts. These processing milestones will ensure the spacecraft is ready to withstand the rigors of launch and take its place as the second in a new …

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