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| Keywords: goes-r goesr weather noaa launch services program launchservicesprogram atlas v atlasv united launch alliance unitedlaunchalliance nasa ksc launch next generation nextgeneration geostationary satellites geostationarysatellites weather satellite weathersatellite noaa satellites noaasatellites At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41, an Atlas V rocket with NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-R, lifts off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016. GOES-R is the first satellite in a series of next-generation weather satellites from NOAA. It will launch to a geostationary orbit over the western hemisphere to provide images of storms and help meteorologists predict severe weather conditionals and develop long-range forecasts. Photo Credit: NASA/Tony Gray For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Launch At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41, an Atlas V rocket with NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-R, lifts off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016. GOES-R is the first satellite in a series of next-generation weather satellites from NOAA. It will launch to a geostationary orbit over the western hemisphere to provide images of storms and help meteorologists predict severe weather conditionals and develop long-range forecasts. Photo Credit: NASA/Tony Gray For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Launch | ||||
