Next-Generation Weather Sentinel Rides to Orbit atop Atlas V Powerhouse

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 Patrick Blau 5239 Views Cape Canaveral, GOES, GOES-S

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket pierced into the afternoon clouds over Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday, carrying into orbit a critical U.S. weather satellite set to join a sister spacecraft launched one and a half years ago to complete NOAA’s high-orbiting constellation of next-generation weather sentinels.

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Game-Changing Weather Satellite lifted into Orbit by Atlas V Rocket

November 20, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 4582 Views Cape Canaveral, GOES, GOES-R

A planned twilight liftoff of ULA’s Atlas V carrying the GOES-R weather satellite turned into a night launch on Saturday when the rocket was forced to stay on the ground until the very last second of the day’s launch window.