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| Keywords: goes-r goesr ula pad 41 pad41 ksc launch launch services program launchservicesprogram nasa noaa noaa satellites noaasatellites satellite weather satellite weathersatellite next generation nextgeneration geostationary satellites geostationarysatellites noaa satellite and information service noaasatelliteandinformationservice night black background skyline architecture GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket. GOES-R is the first of four satellites to be launched for NOAA in a new and advanced series of spacecraft. Once in geostationary orbit, it will be known as GOES-16. Credit: ULA Learn more about GOES-R at www.goes-r.gov GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket. GOES-R is the first of four satellites to be launched for NOAA in a new and advanced series of spacecraft. Once in geostationary orbit, it will be known as GOES-16. Credit: ULA Learn more about GOES-R at www.goes-r.gov | ||||
