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NOAA Releases Initial Imagery from the GOES-19 Lightning Mapper

The GOES-19 GLM is now continuously observing lightning over the Western Hemisphere.

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Image of satellite cloud formations and GLM lightning data composited during a hurricance near florida

GOES-R/GeoXO Quarterly Newsletter

Issue 46, 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2024

The latest GOES-R/GeoXO quarterly newsletter is now
available.

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NOAA Debuts First Imagery from GOES-19

On Sept. 18, 2024, NOAA shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its GOES-19 satellite.

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Image of GOES Satellite pointing toward earth and North America in view with the number 19 in the background.

GOES-U REACHES GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT,
NOW DESIGNATED GOES-19

On July 7, 2024, GOES-U executed its final engine burn, placing the satellite in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above Earth.

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Image of GOES Satellite pointing toward earth and North America in view with the number 19 in the background.

GOES-U Heads to Orbit
for Historic Mission

GOES-U launched on June 25, 2024,
at 5:26 p.m. EDT

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Montage of GOES launch images with rocket lifting from pad as well as the SPaceX boosters landing at KSC

GOES-U Arrives at Kennedy Space Center

The satellite is in Florida to begin final preparations for its upcoming launch.

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Image of GOES Satellite arriving at KSC

GOES-U Road to Launch

The satellite is entering the final stage of preparations before liftoff.

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Image of GOES Satellite being offloaded from a cargo plan at NASA/KSC

Earth from Orbit

This new video series features significant weather events and environmental hazards, as seen by NOAA satellites.

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