The launch of NOAA’s powerful new GOES-U weather satellite did not disappoint. The satellite took off on Tuesday (June 25) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in a picture-perfect launch under a clear blue sky at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch marked the 10th launch of Falcon Heavy, […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A next-gen weather satellite has left its home planet behind. After concerns the weather would not cooperate, a perfect window of opportunity opened today (June 25) for the launch of GOES-U, the fourth and final member of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series of Earth-observing craft. GOES-U […]
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is poised for its 10th-ever liftoff. SpaceX rolled the Falcon Heavy and its payload, the next-gen GOES-U weather satellite, out to Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday (June 24). If all goes according to plan, the powerful rocket will launch on Tuesday (June 25), during a […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The green lights continue to shine leading up to the launch of a powerful U.S. weather satellite. GOES-U, the fourth and final member of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series of next-gen weather satellites, has been cleared for its planned Tuesday (June 25) liftoff following an in-depth […]
The final NOAA satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R series of weather satellites, GOES-U, is set to head to space. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:16 p.m. EDT (2116 GMT) on June 25 and the mission will aim for the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center […]
When it comes to tools, the more they are used, the less reliable they can get. And, sure enough, while the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (LASCO) instrument on NASA and the European Space Agency‘s SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft did an excellent job providing us images during the recent powerful geomagnetic solar […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be complete in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite at the end of June. The mission will be historic for many reasons, including the fact it will mark the first time a NOAA satellite will be transported to […]