Imager will provide greater detail to forecasters
A key instrument that will fly on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R
(GOES-R) spacecraft, NOAA’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, is cleared for installation on the spacecraft.
![With the revolutionary GOES-R satellite set to launch fall 2016, NOAA is poised to once again significantly improve weather forecasting and severe weather prediction. (Image credit: NOAA) With the revolutionary GOES-R satellite set to launch fall 2016, NOAA is poised to once again significantly improve weather forecasting and severe weather prediction.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/IMAGE-GOES-R-NOAA-052616-800x450-landscape.jpg?itok=yPK-NHYa)
With the revolutionary GOES-R satellite set to launch fall 2016, NOAA is poised to once again significantly improve weather forecasting and severe weather prediction. (Image credit: NOAA)