NASA is all set to launch the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-U satellite, which will help improve weather observing and environmental monitoring capabilities on the Earth, on June 25.
NASA and Elon Musk-owned SpaceX are targeting a two-hour launch window that opens at 5:16 pm (local time) next Tuesday.
Besides this, they have further helped in the search and rescue of people in distress.Moreover, it has led to more accurate and timely weather forecasts, while providing a better understanding of long-term climate conditions.GOES-R, also called GOES-16, the first satellite in the series, was launched in 2016.
It currently operates as NOAA’s GOES East satellite.
Further, it will give real-time mapping of lightning activity as well as advanced monitoring of solar activity and space weather.After a successful launch and on-orbit checkout, the NOAA will re-designate the GOES-U as GOES-19.
NASA is all set to launch the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-U satellite, which will help improve weather observing and environmental monitoring capabilities on the Earth, on June 25. NASA and Elon Musk-owned SpaceX are targeting a two-hour launch window that opens at 5:16 pm (local time) next Tuesday. The mission launches on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.“The satellite will carry a suite of instruments for advanced imagery, atmospheric measurements, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and detecting approaching space weather hazards, including a new compact coronagraph that will image the outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere to detect and characterise coronal mass ejections,” read an earlier statement from the US space agency.The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites or GOES is a collaborative program of NOAA and NASA that provides continuous imagery and data on solar activity and atmospheric conditions.While NASA is tasked with building and launching the GOES, the NOAA operates them.GOES have been providing continuous imagery and data on solar activity and atmospheric conditions. Besides this, they have further helped in the search and rescue of people in distress.Moreover, it has led to more accurate and timely weather forecasts, while providing a better understanding of long-term climate conditions.GOES-R, also called GOES-16, the first satellite in the series, was launched in 2016. It currently operates as NOAA’s GOES East satellite. GOES-S, now known as GOES-17, was launched in 2018 and currently serves as an on-orbit backup.Launched in 2022, GOES-T, now called GOES-18, serves as NOAA’s operational GOES-West satellite.The GOES satellites are designated with a letter before launch and once it successfully reaches geostationary orbit, it is renamed with a number.The final satellite in the series -- GOES-U -- is now all set for launch next week.It will enhance the country's ability to monitor and forecast weather, ocean, and environmental dynamics in real-time, NASA stated.The seven instruments on the satellite will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of the Earth’s Western Hemisphere. Further, it will give real-time mapping of lightning activity as well as advanced monitoring of solar activity and space weather.After a successful launch and on-orbit checkout, the NOAA will re-designate the GOES-U as GOES-19.
