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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #20 on: 01/20/2018 01:34 pm »
Atlas V to Launch GOES-S

•Atlas V GOES-S Mission ArtworkRocket: Atlas V 541
•Mission: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S)
•Launch Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018
•Launch Time: 5:02 p.m. EST
•Live Broadcast: Look for how you can watch live
•Launch Location: Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Mission Description: GOES-S is the second of four satellites to be launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in a new and advanced series of spacecraft. Once in geostationary orbit, it will be known as GOES-17. Like the other satellites in the series, GOES-S carries a suite of sophisticated Earth-sensing, lightning-detecting, solar imaging and space weather monitoring instruments. The advanced technology on board GOES-S will provide critical data and imagery in near-real time on severe weather events such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and flash floods, as well as hazards like fog, aerosols, dust storms, volcanic eruptions and forest fires.

Launch Notes: ULA and our heritage rockets have launched all of the operational GOES satellites, including GOES-R in November 2016. GOES-S marks the sixth Atlas V to launch in the 541 configuration, the first of which was the rocket that launched NASA’s Curiosity rover to Mars in 2011.

Launch Updates: To keep up to speed with updates to the launch countdown, dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321 or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch; hashtags #AtlasV #GOESS.

Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go GOES-S!
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #21 on: 01/27/2018 02:59 am »
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R-Series-Satellites

Experts to Preview March Launch of GOES-S Satellite

Data will improve weather forecasts for western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii

January 25, 2018

Technicians in the clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla. closely inspect and continue working to prepare NOAA's GOES-S for its March 1 launch.

Top officials from NOAA, NASA and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will hold a media teleconference to discuss how NOAA’s GOES-S, the second in a series of next-generation geostationary weather satellites, will help provide faster, more accurate data for tracking lightning, storm systems, wildfires, dense fog and other hazards that threaten the western U.S., Hawaii and Alaska.

GOES-S is scheduled to launch March 1 at 5:02 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Once in orbit and declared operational it will be placed in what’s known as the GOES-West position and renamed GOES-17.

Like GOES-16, launched in November 2016 and operating in the GOES-East position, GOES-S will scan the Earth five times faster at four times the image resolution with triple the number of channels for more accurate, reliable forecasts and severe weather outlooks.

WHAT:

Media teleconference on NOAA’s next-generation GOES-S weather satellite.

WHEN:

Thu., Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. EST

HOW:

U.S. and Canadian media may call 1-888-942-9266 toll-free. Other international media may call 1-773-756-4623 (toll call). Please use the passcode "GOES."

WHO:

    Ajay Mehta, acting deputy assistant administrator for systems, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)
    Tim Walsh, acting director, NOAA’s GOES-R program
    Joe Pica, director, National Weather Service Office of Observations
    Sandra Smalley, director, NASA's Joint Agency Satellite Division
    Jana Luis, division chief of predictive services, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE).
     

Media Contact:

John Leslie,
301-713-0214
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #22 on: 01/27/2018 03:02 am »
https://www.facebook.com/NOAASatellites/photos/a.230712210302397.59001.226849284022023/1960931377280463/?type=3&theater

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There are some crazy things on the roads these days, we caught the United Launch Alliance booster rocket booster heading to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida! The spacecraft is gearing up for #GOESS #GOES17 launch on March 1,2018 from NASA Kennedy.
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #23 on: 01/27/2018 03:07 am »
additional video and pictures of the Atlas V at the beginning of the weekly status report video.

Inside KSC! for Jan. 26, 2018

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Published on Jan 26, 2018


Major components of the rocket that will launch an advanced weather satellite, GOES-S, were delivered to Port Canaveral on Monday, as launch on March 1 approaches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQskhJ5_aRg?t=001

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #24 on: 01/27/2018 01:42 pm »
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Atlas V Booster, Centaur Arrive for GOES-S

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster and Centaur stage for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) arrived this week at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The Mariner transport ship delivered the components to the Army Wharf at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Atlas V booster was moved to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center near Space Launch Complex 41; the Centaur was taken to the Delta Operations Center.

GOES-S is the second in a series of four advanced geostationary weather satellites. The satellite is slated to launch aboard the Atlas V rocket March 1.
Author Anna HeineyPosted on January 26, 2018

https://blogs.nasa.gov/goes/2018/01/26/atlas-v-booster-centaur-arrive-for-goes-s/

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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster and Centaur stage for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) are offloaded from the Mariner transport ship at the Army Wharf at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Leif Heimbold

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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster for NOAA’s GOES-S mission arrives at the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center near Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Leif Heimbold
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #25 on: 01/29/2018 03:34 pm »
January 29, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-019

NASA Invites Media to Upcoming NOAA GOES-S Satellite Launch

Media accreditation is open for the launch Thursday, March 1, of the second in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) series of next-generation geostationary weather satellites.

NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) is scheduled to launch at 5:02 p.m. EST on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. GOES-S is the second in the GOES-R Series of weather satellites that includes GOES-R (now GOES-16), -S, -T and -U.

Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at CCAFS and NASA’s neighboring Kennedy Space Center. International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 13, for access to Kennedy media activities only. U.S. media must apply by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19. All media accreditation requests should be submitted online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov/

For questions about accreditation, please email [email protected]. For other questions, or additional information, contact Kennedy’s newsroom at 321-867-2468.

GOES-S will be renamed GOES-17 when it reaches geostationary orbit. Once the satellite is declared operational late this year, it will occupy NOAA’s GOES-West position and provide faster, more accurate data for tracking wildfires, tropical cyclones, fog and other storm systems and hazards that threaten the western United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, Central America and part of South America.

NOAA manages the GOES-R Series program through an integrated NOAA/NASA office and oversees the acquisition of the program ground system. NASA oversees the acquisition of the spacecraft, instruments and launch vehicles. Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, built the spacecraft and is responsible for spacecraft development, integration and testing.

Mission operations will be performed by NOAA at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland. Harris Corp. of Melbourne, Florida, provided the main instrument payload, the Advanced Baseline Imager, and the ground system, which includes the antenna system for data receipt. NASA’s Launch Services Program is responsible for launch management. United Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colorado, is the provider of the Atlas V launch service.
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #26 on: 01/29/2018 09:25 pm »
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Centaur Upper Stage Arrives at Delta Operations Center

The Centaur upper stage, part of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will help launch NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S, is in place for prelaunch processing. The Centaur arrived at the Delta Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Jan. 24, two days after its delivery by ship to nearby Port Canaveral.

GOES-S is the second in a series of four advanced geostationary weather satellites. The GOES-R series – consisting of the GOES-R, GOES-S, GOES-T and GOES-U spacecraft – 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 launch aboard the Atlas V rocket March 1.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/goes/2018/01/29/centaur-upper-stage-arrives-at-delta-operations-center/

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Under the watchful eyes of technicians and engineers, the Centaur upper stage that will help launch NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft is lifted from its transporter inside the Delta Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #27 on: 01/30/2018 10:09 pm »
Hopefully one day the eastern range will be able to directly utilize the data from these new birds.  Friend says that the images produced are a night and day difference from the older ones.
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #28 on: 01/30/2018 10:43 pm »
Hopefully one day the eastern range will be able to directly utilize the data from these new birds.  Friend says that the images produced are a night and day difference from the older ones.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #29 on: 01/31/2018 06:42 pm »
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Booster is in the VIF and hard down is complete. All looks good. Prepping to clear the pad for SX launch. SRBs tomorrow. #GOES-S

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #30 on: 02/01/2018 10:59 pm »
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First SRB is on the bird. #GOES-S

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #31 on: 02/02/2018 01:31 pm »
More hardware arriving at the cape.


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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #32 on: 02/02/2018 03:34 pm »
More hardware arriving at the cape.



Not arriving, but moving.  It is base module of the fairing going from Astrotech to DOC

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #33 on: 02/05/2018 11:53 am »
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Weather looks good today. Planning to attach another SRB. #GOES-S

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #34 on: 02/05/2018 11:38 pm »
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3 of 4 SRBs insralled. 1 to go. #GOES-S

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #35 on: 02/08/2018 07:03 am »
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The #GOESS #GOES17 team is preparing for launch on March 1st from @NASA Kennedy, the first stage booster on the @ULALaunch Atlas V is now on the stand at the Vertical Integration Facility and the the propellant loading process is complete! More photos: goo.gl/9jZ6xy

https://twitter.com/noaasatellites/status/961297465319350272

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #36 on: 02/09/2018 05:37 am »
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Our ride is here. #NASA #NOAA #GOES-S

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #37 on: 02/14/2018 05:55 am »
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Atlas preps continue on plan. He bottles pressurized. Combined Systems Test successfully performed. #GOES-S

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #38 on: 02/15/2018 09:40 am »
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Hydrazine loading ops complete and secure. Spacecraft is on track. #GOES-S

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 541 - GOES-S - March 1, 2018
« Reply #39 on: 02/16/2018 03:31 am »
GOES-S Countdown to T-Zero, Episode 2: Special Delivery

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Published on Feb 15, 2018


NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft is one step closer in the final journey to T-zero, as the booster and Centaur upper stage arrive for inspection. These components will be used to stack the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, which will launch the GOES-S advanced weather satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Management of the launch service for GOES-S is the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program based here at Kennedy.



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