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Liftoff of NOAA's GOES-T satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 1, 2022.

NOAA’s GOES-T blasts into orbit

March 1, 2022

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Liftoff of NOAA's GOES-T satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 1, 2022.

NOAA’s GOES-T is unloaded from a cargo jet.

NOAA’s GOES-T satellite arrives in Florida ahead of 2022 launch

November 10, 2021

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NOAA’s GOES-T is unloaded from a cargo jet.

This is a visualization of NOAA's GOES-T satellite.

NOAA's GOES-T: Earth in high definition coming in early 2022

November 10, 2021

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This is a visualization of NOAA's GOES-T satellite.

NOAA’s GOES-T, a geostationary weather satellite, must go through rigorous testing before launch. Here, it is lowered into a thermal vacuum chamber in August 2020 at a Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, Colorado. This test simulates the extreme temperatures of launch and the space environment.

NOAA’s newest satellite completes tests ahead of December 2021 launch

March 22, 2021

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NOAA’s GOES-T, a geostationary weather satellite, must go through rigorous testing before launch. Here, it is lowered into a thermal vacuum chamber in August 2020 at a Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, Colorado. This test simulates the extreme temperatures of launch and the space environment.

TIROS-1, the world's first weather satellite, was launched by NASA on April 1, 1960.

60 years ago, the world's 1st weather satellite 'changed our perspective'

April 1, 2020

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TIROS-1, the world's first weather satellite, was launched by NASA on April 1, 1960.

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

COSMIC-2 soars into orbit aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

June 25, 2019

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Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

NOAA readies for COSMIC-2 satellite launch

June 11, 2019

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Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

GOES FLEET satellite image.

So you launched a satellite, now what?

April 9, 2018

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GOES FLEET satellite image.

NOAA’s GOES-S, the second in a new series of four highly advanced geostationary weather satellites, blasted into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NOAA’s GOES-S satellite roars into orbit

March 1, 2018

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NOAA’s GOES-S, the second in a new series of four highly advanced geostationary weather satellites, blasted into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Satellite launch.

How to send the GOES-S satellite to space? It's rocket science.

February 28, 2018

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