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| Keywords: goes-r goesr noaa ula atlas v atlasv vif pad 41 pad41 lift mate centaur upper stage centaurupperstage nasa nesdis noaa satellites noaasatellites noaa satellite and information service noaasatelliteandinformationservice ksc countdowntolaunch roadtolaunch space segment spacesegment launch vehicle launchvehicle spacecraft next generation nextgeneration weather satellite weathersatellite satellite outdoor architecture A crane is used to lift the payload fairing containing NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. GOES-R was mated to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur upper stage on November 9, 2016. GOES-R is scheduled to launch aboard the Atlas V rocket on November 19. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Launch A crane is used to lift the payload fairing containing NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. GOES-R was mated to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur upper stage on November 9, 2016. GOES-R is scheduled to launch aboard the Atlas V rocket on November 19. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Launch | ||||
