NASA's GOES-S Ready for Launch Atop Atlas V
1,574 views · Published 1 March 2018 · 2:09 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2018 · Science & Technology
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket stands ready to boost NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-S. The GOES series of satellites will significantly improve the detection and observation of environmental phenomena that directly affect public safety, protection of property and the nation's economic health and prosperity. GOES-S is slated to lift off at 5:02 p.m. EST on March 1, 2018.
