GOES-16
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GOES-16, formerly known as GOES-R before reaching geostationary orbit, is the first of the GOES-R series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites operated by NASA and the National Oceanic
Artist's impression of GOES-16 in orbit around Earth with major instruments labeled
GLM – GLM data superimposed on ABI band 2 data on 14 February 2017
MAG – plot of MAG data on 22 December 2016
The launch of GOES-R aboard an Atlas V rocket on 19 November 2016
GOES 15
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EWS-G2 is a weather satellite of the U.S. Space Force, formerly GOES-15. The spacecraft was constructed by Boeing, and is the last of three GOES satellites to be based on the BSS-601 bus. It was launc
GOES-16
…yearlong extended checkout and validation phase. The spacecraft was initially positioned in a non-operational test position at 89.5°W, with GOES-13 and GOES-15 serving as the operational weather satellites in the traditional GOES East and GOES West positions, respectively. Instruments were initially kept dormant…
The GOES-15 satellite during pre-launch processing.
GOES-15 launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-37B, 4 March 2010.
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