Final U.S. GOES-R Weather Sat Heads To Operational Orbit

GOES-U is released by the Falcon Heavy's upper stage 4 1/2 hr. after liftoff on June 25.

Credit: NASA TV
The fourth and final member of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) flagship weather satellite constellation is en route to its operational orbit following launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on June 25. It will take the Geostationary Operational Environmental...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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