GOES-N Set For Launch

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The encapsulated GOES-N spacecraft arrives at Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will be lifted up into the tower and mated with the waiting Boeing Delta IV. The encapsulation protects the spacecraft during liftoff. Image credit: NASA.

Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 20, 2005
GOES-N, the latest in a series of Earth monitoring satellites, is set to launch on June 24, 2005, with a launch window between 6:13 p.m. ďż˝ 6:58 p.m. EDT.

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis.

Geostationary describes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position with respect to the rotating Earth.

This allows GOES to hover continuously over one position on the Earth's surface, appearing stationary. As a result, GOES provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes.

The multimission GOES series N-P is the next series of satellites.

This series will be a vital contributor to weather, solar and space operations, and science. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are actively engaged in a cooperative program to expand the existing GOES system with the launch of the GOES N-P satellites.

GOES-N is the first in the new series of spacecraft.

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Moscow (SPX) Jun 16, 2005
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