Videos: Launches

The following videos show GOES-R Series satellite launches.

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LATEST VIDEO: GOES-T Launch Highlights

GOES-T Launch Highlights

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-T spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA lifted off on March 1 at 4:38 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Download Video | Transcript Credit: United Launch Alliance

GOES-T Launch

GOES-T Launch Virtual Social: Dr. Stephen Volz and Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen

We're counting down to launch...literally! For our last behind-the-scenes interview, we heard from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Dr. Stephen Volz and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen about how the two agencies work together to study our one home planet. When it comes to spaceflight, teamwork really does make the dream work. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-T Launch Virtual Tour: Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center

Happy launch day! We stopped by the Atlas Spaceflight Operation Center, where the go, no-go calls are made for launching United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket. Tune in to hear from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center's Candace Carlisle and ULA's Scott Messer about launching satellites and how spaceflight never gets old. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-T Virtual Tour: Hazard Detection

We chatted with NOAA Satellite and Information Service's Dan Lindsay and U.S. National Weather Service's Krissy Hurley about how the GOES-R series satellites improve our view of hazards like fires, atmospheric rivers, and more. Plus, some of the surprising things GOES-T will see. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-T Virtual Tour: Launch Weather

We caught up with Space Launch Delta 45's launch weather officer Jessica Williams and U.S. National Weather Service Melbourne, Florida's, meteorologist Kevin Rodriguez about how satellites are used in weather forecasting and what the weather looks for launch. We have NOAA Satellite and Information Service's GOES-R series satellites to thank for the detail available for weather forecasting, and we're getting #ReadyToGOES! Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-T Launch Virtual Tour: How GOES Works

We caught up with Andy Sokol, of NASA's Launch Services Program, a self-described matchmaker between rockets and spacecraft. Then, we chatted with Pam Sullivan, GOES-R program director, who shared how the GOES spacecraft give us the inside look at our planet's weather and atmosphere. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-T Virtual Tour: Up Close with the Atlas V

Michelle Rizzo, GOES-R Program Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer, and Manny Alfaro, United Launch Alliance Spacecraft Integration Engineer, showed us the Atlas V rocket that will launch GOES-T and discussed what goes into assembling the satellite, making sure it will withstand launch, putting it on top of a rocket, and getting it to orbit. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-T Launch Guest Presentation

The launch of NOAA’s GOES-16 and GOES-17 satellites, in 2016 and 2018, forever changed the world of environmental monitoring and hazard detection in the Western Hemisphere. As the first two of the GOES-R series of advanced geostationary satellites, they have already begun providing an unprecedented leap forward in US weather observations. Their advanced instruments are streaming back more detailed views of weather events, faster than ever before. Now, that legacy is set to continue with the upcoming launch of GOES-T, which will become GOES-18 once in orbit. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NOAA

GOES-S Launch

GOES-S Launch Highlights

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-S satellite lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 on March 1, 2018. Download Video Credit: ULA

GOES-S Liftoff!

Booster ignition and liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 5:02 p.m. EST, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying NOAA’s GOES-S satellite. The rocket is on its way, carrying NOAA’s second in a series of four next-generation weather satellites. Download Video Credit: NASA

NASA EDGE: GOES S Live Rollout Show

NASA EDGE takes a closer look at the GOES-S satellite during rollout to Space Launch Complex 41 on the Atlas V rocket on February 28, 2018. With guests from NASA and NOAA, NASA EDGE discusses the unique technology and data sets being used by the GOES-R Series of satellites ahead of the launch scheduled for March 1. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-S Countdown to T-Zero, Episode 4: Ready to Roll

NOAA's GOES-S is encapsulated in its payload fairing inside Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, and transported to the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was hoisted up and secured to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. GOES-S, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, launched aboard the Atlas V on March 1, 2018. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-S Countdown to T-Zero, Episode 3: Rocket Science

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket reaches another major milestone on the road to T-Zero, as NOAA's GOES-S spacecraft prepares for launch. Stacking the rocket begins with the booster - the largest component - and continues with the addition of four solid rocket motors and the Centaur upper stage. GOES-S, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, is slated to launch aboard the Atlas V from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-S Countdown to T-Zero, Episode 2: Special Delivery

NOAA’s GOES-S satellite is one step closer in the final journey to T-zero, as the booster and Centaur upper stage arrive for inspection. These components will be used to stack the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, which will launch the GOES-S advanced weather satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Management of the launch service for GOES-S is the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-S Pre-Encapsulation B-Roll

In a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, NOAA's GOES-S satellite is being prepared for encapsulation in its payload fairing. After encapsulation, the weather satellite will be moved to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Download Video Credit: NASA

GOES-S Countdown to T-Zero, Episode 1: Launch Fever

NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft. The satellite’s arrival at the Florida spaceport, followed by its move into the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility in nearby Titusville, signal the start of the final journey to T-zero. GOES-S is slated to launch in March 2018 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Download Video | Transcript Credit: NASA

GOES-S Arrival and Transport B-Roll

Footage of GOES-S arriving at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility onboard a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft as well as offloading and transporting the satellite to the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida, where it will be prepared for launch. Download Video Credit: NASA

GOES-S Pack and Ship B-Roll Package:

This video contains footage of the GOES-S satellite being prepared, transported, and loaded onto an Air Force C-5 transport for shipment from Littleton, Colorado, to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Download Video Credit: Lockheed Martin

GOES-R Launch

GOES-R Launch:

The first spacecraft in a new series of NOAA advanced geostationary weather satellites launched into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket November 19, 2016 at 6:42 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Once in geostationary orbit, GOES-R will be known as GOES-16 and will provide images of weather patterns and severe storms as regularly as every five minutes or as frequently as every 30 seconds. These images can be used to aid in weather forecasts, severe weather outlooks, watches and warnings, lightning conditions, maritime forecasts and aviation forecasts. Download Video Credit: NASA

GOES-R Spacecraft Separation:

NOAA's GOES-R spacecraft separates from the Centaur upper stage at the conclusion of a successful launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on November 19, 2016 at 6:42 p.m. EST. Download Video Credit: NASA

GOES-R Rollout and Launch:

This time-lapse video shows the rollout of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and its GOES-R payload to the launch pad on November 18, 2016 and the successful launch of GOES-R on November 19m 2016 at 6:42 p.m. EST. Download Video Credit: ULA

Aerial Footage of GOES-R on the Launch Pad:

Drone footage taken as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket is prepared to launch the GOES-R satellite Credit: ULA

GOES-R Launch Sequence and Deployments:

What happens once the GOES-R satellite is launched? This video from Lockheed Martin explains the process, from launch vehicle separation to solar array and antenna deployment to orbit raising maneuvers, transition to storage orbit and finally GOES-R normal operations. Download Video Credit: Lockheed Martin

GOES-R B-Roll Package:

A collection of b-roll for GOES-R, including the spacecraft shipment from Colorado to Florida, landing in Florida, unveiling of the spacecraft at Astrotech, and GOES-R satellite animations. Download GOES-R B-roll in a variety of formats from NASA Goddard Media Studios. Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio