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  2. GOES-16 - Wikipedia

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    GOES-16's Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) is the first operational lightning mapper flown in geostationary orbit. The spacecraft also includes four other scientific instruments for monitoring space weather and the Sun. GOES-16's design and instrumentation began in 1999 and was intended to fill key NOAA satellite requirements published that ...

  3. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - Wikipedia

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    The GOES-R series is a four-satellite program (GOES-R, -S, -T and -U) intended to extend the availability of the operational GOES satellite system through 2036. [10] GOES-R launched on 19 November 2016. [9] It was renamed GOES-16 upon reaching orbit. Second of the series GOES-S, was launched on 1 March 2018.

  4. Weather satellite - Wikipedia

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    GOES-16, a United States weather satellite of the meteorological-satellite service. A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth.

  5. How big is Hurricane Helene? How are hurricane categories ...

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    A view of Hurricane Helene from the GOES-16 satellite on Wednesday, Sept. 25. ... Weather. AccuWeather. Helene to trigger inland flooding, widespread power outages in southeastern US.

  6. Satellite launches to keep an eye on space weather as solar ...

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    Once GOES-U reaches a geostationary orbit, or a circular orbit above Earth’s equator, the satellite will be renamed GOES-19, or GOES East. The satellite will replace GOES-16, the former GOES ...

  7. Weather satellite detects otherworldly explosion near ... - AOL

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    Around 11:30 a.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 1, NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite detected lightning over southeastern Pennsylvania, but there were no thunderstorms in the area to trigger a lightning flash.

  8. List of GOES satellites - Wikipedia

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    GOES-L: GOES-11: 3 May 2000, 07:07: Atlas IIA: CCAFS SLC-36A: 135° W: 17 May 2000: Retired: 16 December 2011 [13] Retired, Drifting west GOES-M: GOES-12: 23 July 2001, 07:23: Atlas IIA: CCAFS SLC-36A: 60° W: 17 August 2001: Retired: 16 August 2013: Operated at GOES-South covering South America, and retained as spare, following replacement at ...

  9. GOES-17 - Wikipedia

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    GOES-17 (designated pre-launch as GOES-S) is an environmental satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite is second in the four-satellite GOES-R series (GOES-16, -17, - T, and - U). GOES-17 supports the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system, providing multi-spectral ...