NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

NOAA’s GOES-U Satellite Launches

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) satellite lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 25, 2024.

Posted June 26, 2024

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

Earth Science

Goddard Space Flight Center

Kennedy Space Center

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite

NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday.

Posted June 26, 2024

Earth

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Space Weather

On the GOES

On June 14, 2024, NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) last Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-U, started its journey from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Posted June 24, 2024

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

Earth Observatory

Earth Science Division

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Gen Spacecraft for NOAA

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the spacecraft for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $2.27 billion.

Posted June 18, 2024

Kennedy Space Center

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

Launch Services Program

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:16 p.m.

Posted June 18, 2024

Science & Research

GOES-R

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Planetary Science

NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Air Quality Instrument for NOAA

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems (formerly known as Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation) of Boulder, Colorado, to develop an instrument to monitor air quality and provide information about the impact of air pollutants on Earth for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observat

Posted May 1, 2024

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Goddard Space Flight Center

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

GOES-U

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

NOAA’s GOES-U Arrives in Florida for Processing Ahead of Launch

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U), the fourth and final weather-observing and environmental monitoring satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, is now in Florida. The satellite landed on Tuesday, Jan.

Posted January 24, 2024