Keywords: goes-r goesr abi astrotech noaa ula atlas v atlasv pad 41 pad41 noaa satellites noaasatellites noaa satellite and information service noaasatelliteandinformationservice nasa nesdis next generation nextgeneration satellite weather satellite weathersatellite space segment spacesegment spacecraft roadtolaunch countdowntolaunch ksc kennedy space center kennedyspacecenter Team members prepare for an optics test on GOES-R’s Advanced Baseline Imager, the primary optical instrument, inside the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Carbon dioxide will be sprayed on the imager to clean it and test its sensitivity. GOES-R will be the first satellite in a series of next-generation NOAA GOES Satellites. The spacecraft is to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in November. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R/. Team members prepare for an optics test on GOES-R’s Advanced Baseline Imager, the primary optical instrument, inside the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Carbon dioxide will be sprayed on the imager to clean it and test its sensitivity. GOES-R will be the first satellite in a series of next-generation NOAA GOES Satellites. The spacecraft is to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in November. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R/. |