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Topic: Satellite launch

The GOES-T satellite arrives at Kennedy Space Center ahead of its March 2022 launch.

GOES-U satellite enters final stage of preparations before liftoff

January 17, 2024

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The GOES-T satellite arrives at Kennedy Space Center ahead of its March 2022 launch.

JPSS-2, NOAA's third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System, successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 10, 2022, at 1:49 a.m. PST (4:49 a.m. EST).

NOAA’s newest satellite heads toward orbit

November 10, 2022

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

JPSS-2, NOAA's third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System, successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 10, 2022, at 1:49 a.m. PST (4:49 a.m. EST).

Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

3, 2, 1 … liftoff! NOAA’s JPSS-2 satellite heads to space

October 25, 2022

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Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

Image showing an artist’s rendering of the JPSS-2 satellite in orbit.

Experts to preview upcoming NOAA JPSS-2 launch and mission

September 27, 2022

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media teleconference

Image showing an artist’s rendering of the JPSS-2 satellite in orbit.

Image showing an artist's rendering of the General Atomics GAzelle satellite, carrying the Argos-4 instrument.

Experts to preview October launch of Argos-4 instrument

September 21, 2022

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Image showing an artist's rendering of the General Atomics GAzelle satellite, carrying the Argos-4 instrument.

NOAA's JPSS-2 satellite enters the chamber for its thermal vacuum test at the Northrop Grumman facility in Gilbert, Arizona. Photo: Northrup Grumman

JPSS-2 satellite completes critical testing milestone on road to launch

June 17, 2022

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

NOAA's JPSS-2 satellite enters the chamber for its thermal vacuum test at the Northrop Grumman facility in Gilbert, Arizona. Photo: Northrup Grumman

Liftoff of NOAA's GOES-T satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 1, 2022.

NOAA’s GOES-T blasts into orbit

March 1, 2022

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Liftoff of NOAA's GOES-T satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 1, 2022.

NOAA’s GOES-T is unloaded from a cargo jet.

NOAA’s GOES-T satellite arrives in Florida ahead of 2022 launch

November 10, 2021

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NOAA’s GOES-T is unloaded from a cargo jet.

This is a visualization of NOAA's GOES-T satellite.

NOAA's GOES-T: Earth in high definition coming in early 2022

November 10, 2021

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satellite launch

This is a visualization of NOAA's GOES-T satellite.

NOAA’s GOES-T, a geostationary weather satellite, must go through rigorous testing before launch. Here, it is lowered into a thermal vacuum chamber in August 2020 at a Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, Colorado. This test simulates the extreme temperatures of launch and the space environment.

NOAA’s newest satellite completes tests ahead of December 2021 launch

March 22, 2021

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NOAA’s GOES-T, a geostationary weather satellite, must go through rigorous testing before launch. Here, it is lowered into a thermal vacuum chamber in August 2020 at a Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, Colorado. This test simulates the extreme temperatures of launch and the space environment.

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