Atlas V 541 - GOES-T - Canaveral SLC-41 - 1 March 2022 (21:38 UTC)

[zubenelgenubi]

No Wet Dress Rehearsal?

[Jim]

No Wet Dress Rehearsal?

not a planetary mission

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1494482927329103873

GOES-T on it's way to SLC-41 last night #ULA #AtlasV #GOEST

[sts9]

GOES-T: Weather observatory for Western U.S. hoisted atop Atlas V

https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/goes-t-weather-observatory-for-western-u.s.-hoisted-atop-atlas-v

[sts9]

Does anyone know the tail number for this mission - AV0xx?
Thanks

[Jim]

Does anyone know the tail number for this mission - AV0xx?
Thanks

95

[dsmillman]

From the NASA TV schedule:

February 25, Friday
1 p.m. –  GOES-T science briefing

February 26, Saturday
1 p.m. –  GOES-T prelaunch news conference

February 28, Monday
1 p.m. –  NASA EDGE: GOES-T Rollout Show

March 1, Tuesday
4 p.m. – Launch coverage begins for NASA's launch of NOAA's GOES-T mission (Launch scheduled at 4:38 p.m. EST)

[Targeteer]

February 18, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY M22-025
NASA TV to Air NOAA’s GOES-T Launch, Prelaunch Activities

NASA will provide coverage of the prelaunch and launch activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next weather observing and environmental monitoring system satellite. Currently known as GOES-T, this is the third satellite in NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R series.

GOES-T is scheduled to launch at 4:38 p.m. EST Tuesday, March 1, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. There is a two-hour launch window.

Live launch coverage will begin at 4 p.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA will hold a science briefing at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, followed by a prelaunch news conference at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26.

GOES-T will be renamed GOES-18 once it reaches geostationary orbit. Following a successful orbital checkout of its instruments and systems, GOES-18 will go into operational service as GOES West. In this position, the satellite will provide critical data for the U.S. West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean.

All media participation in news conferences will be remote except where noted otherwise.

Full mission coverage is as follows:

Friday, Feb. 25

1 p.m. – GOES-T Science Briefing with the following participants:

    Dr. Dan Lindsey, GOES-R program scientist, NOAA
    Dr. James "Jim" Yoe, chief administrator, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
    Candace Carlisle, GOES-R flight project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
    Tewa Kpulun, Geostationary Lightning      Mapper science lead, Lockheed Martin
    Daniel Gall, Advanced Baseline Imager chief systems engineer, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris Technologies

For the science briefing dial-in number and passcode, please contact the newsroom at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at: [email protected] no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. Members of the media, as well as the public, also may ask questions, which may be answered in real-time during the segment, by using #AskNASA on social media.

Saturday, Feb. 26

1 p.m. – GOES-T Prelaunch News Conference, with the following participants:

    Steve Volz, acting assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction and assistant administrator for satellite and information services, NOAA
    Pam Sullivan, director, GOES-R Program, NOAA
    John Gagosian, director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
    Tim Dunn, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy
    Scott Messer, program manager, NASA Launch Services, United Launch Alliance
    Jessica Williams, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Space Launch Delta 45

For the prelaunch news conference dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom at: [email protected] no later than noon Friday, Feb. 25. Members of the media, as well as the public, also may ask questions, which may be answered in real-time during the segment, by using #AskNASA on social media.

Monday, Feb. 28

10 a.m. – NASA EDGE will host the GOES-T rollout show. The rollout show will air live on NASA TV and YouTube.

Tuesday, Mar. 1

4 p.m. - NASA TV live launch coverage begins.

Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135. A “clean feed” of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel.

For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at: 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on the GOES-T launch blog at:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/tag/goes-t/

Public Participation

Members of the public can register to attend the GOES-T launch virtually. The virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the virtual guest passport following a successful launch.

GOES-T Virtual Social

As launch preparations are finalized, the public is invited to join a virtual GOES-T Social on Facebook. Stay up to date on the latest mission activities, interact with NOAA, NASA and GOES-T team members in real-time, and watch the launch of the ULA Atlas V rocket that will boost GOES-T toward its destination.

Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo 321-501-8425.

NOAA oversees the GOES-R Series Program through an integrated NOAA-NASA office, managing the ground system, operating the satellites, and distributing their data to users worldwide. The launch is managed by NASA’s LSP, based at Kennedy. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, oversees the acquisition of the GOES-R satellite and instruments. Lockheed Martin designs, creates, and tests the GOES-R Series satellites. L3Harris Technologies provides the main instrument payload, the Advanced Baseline Imager, and the ground system, which includes the antenna system for data reception.

Watch, Engage Online

Stay connected with the mission on social media, and let people know you're following it on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #GOEST. Also follow online at:

Twitter: @NASA, @NASASocial, @NASA_LSP, @NASAKennedy, @NOAASatellites

Facebook: NASA, NASA LSP, NASA Kennedy, NOAA Satellites

Instagram: NASA, NASA Kennedy, NOAA Satellites

For more information about the launch of GOES-T, visit:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/tag/goes-t/

[Targeteer]

https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/next-generation/goes-t-launch

[Conexion Espacial]

NASA Livestream

[Rondaz]

GOES-T Transport & Mate to United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

[Ken the Bin]

NGA notice:

240845Z FEB 22
NAVAREA IV 195/22(11,25,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   012138Z TO 020006Z MAR, ALTERNATE
   022138Z TO 030006Z MAR AND
   2137Z TO 0005Z DAILY 03 THRU 07 MAR
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-37-03N 080-36-07W, 28-39-00N 080-27-00W,
      28-40-00N 079-55-00W, 28-40-00N 079-42-00W,
      28-33-00N 079-23-00W, 28-27-00N 079-27-00W,
      28-24-00N 079-42-00W, 28-25-00N 079-55-00W,
      28-29-00N 080-19-00W, 28-32-13N 080-33-45W.
   B. 28-19-00N 078-25-00W, 28-34-00N 078-24-00W,
      28-26-00N 076-58-00W, 28-12-00N 077-00-00W.
   C. 27-08-00N 069-57-00W, 27-51-00N 069-48-00W,
      27-22-00N 066-37-00W, 26-38-00N 066-46-00W.
   D. 23-05-00N 051-38-00W, 23-37-00N 051-26-00W,
      22-13-00N 046-54-00W, 21-49-00N 047-04-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 080105Z MAR 22.

[Ken the Bin]

L-4 weather forecast.  60% 'Go' for March 1.  70% 'Go' for March 2.

[Rondaz]

ULA Atlas V Rocket Topped Off With NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite

James Cawley Posted on February 25, 2022

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite now officially has its ride.

GOES-T was transported from Astrotech’s Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida, to United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) nearby Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. It was then mated to the top of the Atlas V 541 rocket, which will carry it into space. Liftoff is targeted for March 1, 2022, at 4:38 p.m.

The launch is managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, America’s multi-user spaceport.

After securing GOES-T atop the Atlas V, technicians conducted final validation of the communication paths through the rocket. The spacecraft and launch vehicle were then tested by successfully powering up both into launch mode to ensure they are compatible as a system.

GOES-T had been located inside the Astrotech facility since its arrival to Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. Numerous activities were conducted there, including lifting and mating the spacecraft to the payload adapter, and encapsulation, where the two halves of the ULA payload fairings were brought together and installed around the satellite to protect it during launch. The fully assembled launch vehicle will roll to the launch pad on Feb. 28.

The third satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R series, GOES-T will be delivered into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, separated from the launch vehicle, and then moved up to a higher geostationary orbit and renamed GOES-18. After being checked out, calibrated, and deemed ready for operations, GOES-18 will replace GOES-17 in the GOES-West position, keeping an eye on the U.S. West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean.

The GOES satellite network helps meteorologists observe and predict local weather events that affect public safety, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods, and other severe weather. Click here to follow the GOES-T blog. To learn more about the GOES Satellite Network or to meet members of the GOES-T team, click here.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2022/02/25/ula-atlas-v-rocket-topped-off-with-noaas-goes-t-satellite/

[sts9]

Atlas V GOES-T: Enabling Climate and Weather Research

Feb 24 23:26
ULA and GOES

Since 1975, ULA and our heritage rockets have launched every GOES mission providing weather forecasters with advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements. We take pride in lifting the next sophisticated capability, NOAA's GOES-T satellite for NASA's Launch Services Program.

[Ken the Bin]

L-3 weather forecast.  60% 'Go' for March 1.  70% 'Go' for March 2.

[edkyle99]

Russia has pulled out of Kourou.  Can it also pull out of its RD-180 support, essentially turning these engines off?

 - Ed Kyle

[ZachS09]

Russia has pulled out of Kourou.  Can it also pull out of its RD-180 support, essentially turning these engines off?

 - Ed Kyle

That sounds absurd to me. You can't just go cold turkey on every single Russian-related space product.

[Jim]

Russia has pulled out of Kourou.  Can it also pull out of its RD-180 support, essentially turning these engines off?

No, ULA can go solo

[Rondaz]

Launch Spotlight: ULA to launch a new NOAA weather satellite..

https://twitter.com/space_explored/status/1497604754255585280