Cascade of forecast improvements anticipated
In just 30 days, the first of NOAA’s long-awaited, next-generation geostationary weather satellites launches into space, paving the way for faster, more accurate forecasts and warnings. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, known as GOES-R, is scheduled to launch Nov. 4 at approximately 5:40 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard an Atlas V 541 rocket.
![Artistic rendition of GOES-R, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite. (Image credit: NOAA) Artistic rendition of GOES-R, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-GOES-R-42909-NOAA-1125%20x%20540-Landscape.jpg?h=31a16c2d&itok=I9RqeJ2L)
Artistic rendition of GOES-R, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite. (Image credit: NOAA)