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| | GOES-N Successfully Launched
GOES-N lifted off aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 6:11 pm EDT on May 24. After GOES-N reaches its geosynchronous orbit of approximately 22,300 miles and a successful post-launch checkout is performed, the satellite will be placed in an on-orbit storage mode where it will be able to more rapidly replace a failure of any existing operational GOES.
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GOES Mission
GOES-N is the latest in a series of Earth monitoring satellites. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. Geostationary describes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position with respect to the rotating Earth. This allows GOES to hover continuously over one position on the Earth's surface, appearing stationary. As a result, GOES provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes.
The multimission GOES series N-P is the next series of satellites. This series will be a vital contributor to weather, solar and space operations, and science. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are actively engaged in a cooperative program to expand the existing GOES system with the launch of the GOES N-P satellites.
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| | 05.18.06 - NASA Announces Weather Satellite Launch Date
NASA announced the launch date for a weather satellite that will provide timely environmental information to meteorologists and the public.
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| | 05.18.06 - GOES-N Prelaunch Press Conference Set for May 23
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) to be launched aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket will be the focus of a prelaunch press conference on May 23.
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| | 08.12.05 - GOES-N Prelaunch Press Conference Set for Aug. 13
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) to be launched aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket will be the focus of a prelaunch press conference on Saturday, Aug. 13.
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| | 07.28.05 - GOES-N Launch Postponed, Briefings/Webcast Rescheduled
The launch of the GOES-N environmental satellite for NOAA and NASA aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket scheduled for Friday, July 29 has been postponed due to an issue with the satellite.
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| | 07.27.05 - NASA TV Broadcasts Coverage of Goes-N Launch
NASA TV's Media Channel will carry the GOES-N launch starting at 6:15 p.m. EDT, Friday. The launch window is from 6:23 to 7:01 p.m. EDT.
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| | 07.26.05 - Goes-N Satellite Ready for Launch
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) launch window is from 6:23 to 7:01 p.m. EDT, Friday, July 29.
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| | 07.25.05 - GOES-N Prelaunch Press Conference Set for July 28
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) to be launched aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket will be the focus of a prelaunch press conference on Thursday, July 28.
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| | 06.03.05 - GOES-N Prelaunch Mission Webcast Coverage Set for June 21
NASA Direct, Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network, is featuring a prelaunch webcast of NASA's GOES-N mission beginning at 3:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 21.
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| | 05.27.05 - GOES-N Media Opportunity Set for June 2
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N), to be launched into orbit for NASA aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket, will be the focus of a media opportunity on June 2.
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| | 03.11.05 - GOES-N Satellite Arrives at KSC
for Final Pre-Launch Testing
The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), called GOES-N, arrived today by a C17 military cargo aircraft at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility from the manufacturing plant in El Segundo, Calif.
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| | 08.17.04 - Rocket Moves Toward Launch One Stage
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A Boeing Delta IV first stage, called a Common Booster Core, heads for the Horizontal Integration Facility at Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Ready, Set, GOES
The GOES-N satellite is ready for active duty.
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GOES-N Prepares for Launch at KSC
The GOES-N spacecraft arrives in Florida and is tested before launch.
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Our New Eye in the Sky: GOES-N
This summer, NASA and NOAA will launch the next in a series of sophisticated weather-watching satellites - GOES-N.
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| | GOES Program at NASA
Learn more about NASA's role on the GOES program, past missions, and upcoming launches.
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NOAA GOES Office of Satellite Operations
Learn more about NOAA and the GOES Mission.
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GOES Project Science
View real-time, high resolution GOES images.
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NOAA's Geostationary Satellite Server
Access a variety of real-time GOES satellite images.
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