GOES-S Countdown to T-Zero, Episode 3: Rocket Science
3,540 views · Published 27 February 2018 · 3:18 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2018 · Science & Technology
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.
