Keywords: nasa ksc launch next generation nextgeneration geostationary satellites geostationarysatellites weather satellite weathersatellite noaa satellites noaasatellites noaa goes-r goesr satellite 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/Kim Shiflett 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/Kim Shiflett For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Launch |