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On January 23, 2024 NOAA’s GOES-U satellite arrived in Florida
 for final preparations for its upcoming launch.

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GOES-U is the final satellite in the GOES-R series.

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The satellite, the size of a small school bus and weighing over 6,000

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pounds, was built by Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colorado.

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After being packed in a high-tech shipping container that acts as a

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mobile cleanroom, GOES-U caught a ride aboard a C-5 Super Galaxy 

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aircraft from Buckley Space Force Base to 
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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After landing at Kennedy, the satellite was 
taken to Astrotech Space Operations

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where it was removed from its shipping 
container, inspected and placed onto a test stand.

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GOES-U will now undergo final preparations for a spring 2024 launch

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from Kennedy Space Center, where it will 
launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

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When GOES-U reaches orbit, approximately
 2 weeks after launch, it will be renamed GOES-19.

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Following a successful on-orbit checkout of its instruments and systems,

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NOAA plans to put GOES-19 into operational
 service as GOES East, replacing GOES-16.

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In the GOES East position, GOES-19 will watch over most of North

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America, including the contiguous United States and Mexico,

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as well as Central and South America, the Caribbean,
 and the Atlantic Ocean to the west coast of Africa.

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GOES-19 will detect and monitor weather systems and environmental

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hazards such as severe thunderstorms, hurricanes, heavy rainfall and

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flash flood risks, wildfires, fog and volcanic eruptions.

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GOES-19 will also monitor the sun for solar 
eruptions and detect space weather hazards.

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Furthermore, the satellite carries a new instrument,
the Compact Coronagraph, which will help

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detect and characterize coronal mass ejections (CMEs).

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CMEs are the primary cause of geomagnetic storms, which can disrupt
communications, navigation systems, and power utilities.

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As GOES-U prepares for launch, follow

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NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service as we #Get Ready To GOES!

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Earth From Orbit: GOES-U Arrives at Kennedy Space Center

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Additional GOES-U footage courtesy of Lockheed Martin.

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