Washington: In a major development, NASA has successfully launched the third in a series of next generation weather satellites for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ,NOAA,
The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-T, was launched United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
It has been confirmed that the spacecraft’s solar arrays were successfully deployed and that the spacecraft was operating at its own power.
“At NASA, we are proud to support our joint agency partner, NOAA, and their mission by providing critical data and imagery to forecasters and researchers tracking hazardous weather,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.
“While the main function of the GOES-R series of satellites is to help with weather forecasting, these satellites generate observations that also help NASA science. The collaboration of our agencies brings great benefits toward understanding our planet, ” He said.
The satellite will provide continuous coverage of weather and hazardous environmental conditions in the Western Hemisphere. for the unknown, Goes The program predicts near-Earth space weather that can interfere with satellite electronics, GPS and radio communications.
Thomas said, “At NASA, we are honored to continue working with NOAA on this strategic and successful partnership. In addition to our work on spacecraft development and launch, a NASA-supported science team will be looking to analyze that valuable data. Hoping what GOES-T will provide.” Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Once GOES-T is located in geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth, it will be renamed GOES-18. After a successful orbital check of its instruments and systems, GOES-18 will go into service on the US West Coast and the Pacific Ocean. This position places it in an important position where it can observe the moving season from west to east over the US – giving forecasters an upstream view of what is to come.
“This launch continues the 48-year history of NOAA, NASA, industry and academia working together on geostationary satellite observations,” said John Gagosian, director of NASA’s Joint Agency for Satellite Division.
“GOES satellites help us every day. They bring advanced new capabilities to help forecasters better monitor and predict dangerous environmental conditions like storms, thunderstorms, floods and fires,” Gagosian said.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, oversees the acquisition of the GOES-R spacecraft and instruments and manufactures the magnetometer instrument for GOES-T, as well as for the future GOES-U satellite.
NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, provided launch management for the mission. NOAA oversees the GOES-R Series program through an integrated NOAA-NASA office, manages ground systems, operates satellites, and distributes its data to users around the world. Lockheed Martin designs, builds and tests the GOES-R series of satellites. L3Harris Technologies provides the main instrument payload, the Advanced Baseline Imager, along with the ground system, which includes an antenna system for data reception.
The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-T, was launched United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
It has been confirmed that the spacecraft’s solar arrays were successfully deployed and that the spacecraft was operating at its own power.
“At NASA, we are proud to support our joint agency partner, NOAA, and their mission by providing critical data and imagery to forecasters and researchers tracking hazardous weather,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.
“While the main function of the GOES-R series of satellites is to help with weather forecasting, these satellites generate observations that also help NASA science. The collaboration of our agencies brings great benefits toward understanding our planet, ” He said.
The satellite will provide continuous coverage of weather and hazardous environmental conditions in the Western Hemisphere. for the unknown, Goes The program predicts near-Earth space weather that can interfere with satellite electronics, GPS and radio communications.
Thomas said, “At NASA, we are honored to continue working with NOAA on this strategic and successful partnership. In addition to our work on spacecraft development and launch, a NASA-supported science team will be looking to analyze that valuable data. Hoping what GOES-T will provide.” Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Once GOES-T is located in geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth, it will be renamed GOES-18. After a successful orbital check of its instruments and systems, GOES-18 will go into service on the US West Coast and the Pacific Ocean. This position places it in an important position where it can observe the moving season from west to east over the US – giving forecasters an upstream view of what is to come.
“This launch continues the 48-year history of NOAA, NASA, industry and academia working together on geostationary satellite observations,” said John Gagosian, director of NASA’s Joint Agency for Satellite Division.
“GOES satellites help us every day. They bring advanced new capabilities to help forecasters better monitor and predict dangerous environmental conditions like storms, thunderstorms, floods and fires,” Gagosian said.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, oversees the acquisition of the GOES-R spacecraft and instruments and manufactures the magnetometer instrument for GOES-T, as well as for the future GOES-U satellite.
NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, provided launch management for the mission. NOAA oversees the GOES-R Series program through an integrated NOAA-NASA office, manages ground systems, operates satellites, and distributes its data to users around the world. Lockheed Martin designs, builds and tests the GOES-R series of satellites. L3Harris Technologies provides the main instrument payload, the Advanced Baseline Imager, along with the ground system, which includes an antenna system for data reception.