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NOAA Releases Initial Imagery from the GOES-19 Lightning Mapper
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument, onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, is now continuously observing lightning over the Western Hemisphere. GOES-19 launched on June 25, 2024.
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Announcement
NOAA Shares First Data from GOES-19 EXIS Instrument
The Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, which launched on June 25, 2024, are powered on, performing well, and observing the sun.
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NOAA Shares First Data From GOES-19 Magnetometer
The Goddard Magnetometer (GMAG) instrument, launched onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite on June 25, 2024, is now transmitting magnetic field measurements down to Earth.
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Feature Story
New Coronagraph on GOES-U Will Enhance Space Weather Forecasting
NOAA's new GOES-U satellite will be carrying a new instrument—the nation’s first operational coronagraph.
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NOAA’s GOES-U Reaches Geostationary Orbit, Now Designated GOES-19
On July 7, 2024, NOAA's GOES-U satellite reached geostationary orbit above Earth's equator and was renamed GOES-19.
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Cool imagery from the GOES satellite series, a retrospective
Cool imagery from the GOES satellite series, a retrospectiveNOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have been monitoring the Earth since 1975...
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NOAA’s GOES-U Heads To Orbit For Historic Mission
GOES-U, the latest of NOAA’s four advanced geostationary satellites, soared into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 5:26 p.m.
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NOAA GOES-U Art Challenge Finalists Announced
In May 2024, NOAA SciJinks and NASA Space Place released its monthly art challenge! They called on young explorers to draw how they imagined lightning looks, either within the clouds or striking the ground, from above the sky or from their window.
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