22 reactions | CIRA operates a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Earth Station. This CIRA GOES Earth Station includes satellite dishes, an online archive and high-performance computing resources. Basically, it is a radio station on earth to communicate with weather satellites in space. | Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere | Facebook

On October 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES satellite! Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/xpyY8L GOES A was the first in a series of weather satellites that NASA jointly operated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The name is short for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOES A launched on a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral. GOES satellites all have a geostationary orbit, which means they always face the same part

GOES-16 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) was a groundbreaking workhorse that went into orbit in 2016. Since then, it has provided countless amounts of life-saving imagery, helping meteorologists make better warnings and analyses of tornadoes, hurricanes, dust storms, winter storms, lightning, wildfires, and many other types of hazardous weather. The last few operational images of GOES-16 can be seen below, and now the recently launched GOES-19 is operational as GOES-East! | US

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5.5K views · 73 reactions | Watch as NASA launches the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration's (NOAA) newest weather observing satellite, known as GOES-T, into geostationary orbit. The latest satellite will offer improved weather forecasting and the tracking of storms as well as other hazards. | CNET | Facebook