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U.S. Celebrates 50 Years of GOES Weather Satellites
20 Apr 2025 06:11 GMT
… 50th anniversary of the GOES weather satellites. GOES, short for Geostationary Operational … 1975, becoming the first geostationary weather satellite in space. Designed to provide … a geostationary orbit, the GOES weather satellites provide quick access to data …
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John Wheeler: The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched 65 years ago this month
16 Apr 2025 10:04 GMT
… the launch of the first weather satellite, TIROS-1. TIROS stands for … technology has greatly improved and weather satellites now take highly detailed pictures … highly detailed pictured of clouds, weather satellites also fill in some of …
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NOAA budget proposal would affect weather satellite, other space programs
12 Apr 2025 02:10 GMT
… make major changes in a weather satellite program as well as transfer … develop a new generation of weather satellites operating in geostationary orbit starting …
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The newest GOES weather satellite in NOAA's fleet is now fully operational (video)
11 Apr 2025 23:20 GMT
… NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite series has a new place … new name.
The GOES-19 weather satellite, which launched into orbit in …
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NASA’s new weather satellite marks 50 years of the GOES program
11 Apr 2025 22:59 GMT
NASA's newest weather satellite is the fourth and final … for its next generation of weather satellites under its Geostationary Extended Observation …
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Next-gen NOAA weather satellite gives meteorologists big forecasting edge
09 Apr 2025 23:39 GMT
This new satellite will help meteorologists track hurricanes, thunderstorms and winter storms well into the 2030s until the next generation of satellites are ready to go. WCCO's Adam Del Rosso reports.
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NOAA's Final GOES-R Advanced Weather Satellite Is Now Operational
09 Apr 2025 22:58 GMT
An illustration of GOES-19 in orbit.
Credit: NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has officially begun receiving scientific data from GOES-19, the fourth and final satellite in its GOES-R series. Designed to gather advanced …
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Weather satellite operational, completes fleet to forecast severe storms on Earth
09 Apr 2025 01:35 GMT
… an advanced series of weather satellites to provide better forecasts … an advanced series of weather satellites officially began operating Tuesday … .
SpaceX, NASA launch weather satellite for NOAA
A SpaceX … launches the GOES-U weather satellite for the NOAA from …
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NOAA declares GOES-19 weather satellite fully operational with L3Harris Advanced Baseline Imager technology onboard
09 Apr 2025 05:37 GMT
L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE: LHX) Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is delivering critical data after NOAA declared the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-19 (GOES-19) fully operational as GOES East. The high-resolution ABI is the primary …
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NOAA Reverses Plan to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites
08 Apr 2025 21:49 GMT
… to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites
Agency officials said Monday that … Joint Polar Satellite System, crucial weather satellites, after a previous memo suggested …