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Powerful GOES-T satellite launches to eye Earth’s weather, climate

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Scientists will soon have a powerful new set of eyes in the sky to study Earth’s weather and climate. The GOES-T satellite lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today (March 1) at 4:38 p.m. EST (2138 GMT), riding a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket into the final frontier. If all goes … Read more

Atlas V rocket will launch powerful GOES-T weather satellite today. Here’s how to watch live.

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A powerful Earth-observation satellite will launch to orbit today (March 1), and you can watch the action live. The GOES-T weather satellite is scheduled to lift off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today during a two-hour window that opens at 4:38 p.m. EST (2138 GMT).  … Read more

Atlas V rocket rolling to launch pad with GOES-T weather satellite for NASA, NOAA (replay)

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying an advanced new weather satellite for the United States is rolling out to its launch pad today and you can watch a video replay from its morning trip.  The Atlas V rocket is carrying the GOES-T weather satellite for NASA and NOAA to its pad at Space … Read more

New GOES-T weather satellite to offer scientists sharper eyes on Earth’s climate

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The GOES-T satellite is ready to take its place as part of the U.S.’s most sophisticated weather and environmental observation system. The satellite, which will be operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will launch on Tuesday (March 1) aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasting off from Cape Canaveral … Read more

Advanced new GOES-T weather satellite is ‘go’ for launch on March 1, NASA says

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The next advanced weather satellite for the United States is officially ready to launch into orbit this week on an Atlas V rocket. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cleared the new GOES-T weather satellite for a planned March 1 launch, the two agencies announced Saturday (Feb. 26). Liftoff is set for … Read more

GOES-T set to launch in March with instrument fix

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The next Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is set for launch, with improvements to avoid an instrument problem that caused issues in a predecessor mission. The powerful weather satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is set to launch March 1 at 4:38 p.m. EST (2138 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida. … Read more