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As researchers and engineers work to get GOES-16's on-board systems online and calibrated following launch, school…

on December 6, 1966, a NASA Atlas rocket carried the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-1) to space.

As winter approaches and snow covers parts of the globe, the ability to distinguish between snow and cloud cover becomes increasingly important.

The Niger River in Africa forms an inland delta, providing a variety of habitat for birds and other migratory species, not to…

Predicting snowfall amounts is part of NOAA’s mission, and so is measuring the amount of snow already on the ground. Snow not only…

Now that GOES-R, the first in NOAA’s GOES-R series of satellites, has reached geostationary orbit, it has officially…

Spacecraft separation has been confirmed and GOES-R is flying free in space for the first time.

Highlights leading up to and during the GOES-R launch, the GOES-R, GOES-S, and GOES-T launch vehicle is an Atlas V 541 expendable launch vehicle (ELV). The term expendable launch vehicle means each vehicle is only..