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'''GOES-18''', (designated pre-launch as '''GOES-T'''), is a [[Meteorological]] [[Weather Satellite|Satellite]] operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ([[NOAA]]) that observes the weather above West Coast of the United States and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The acronym "'''GOES'''" stands for ''[[Geostationary]] Operational Environmental Satellites'' and is applied to weather satellites. The sattelite is currently scheduled to be launched in March of 2022 to replace "[[GOES-17]]" which was suffering from a malfunction.  

'''GOES-18''', (designated pre-launch as '''GOES-T'''), is a [[Meteorological]] [[Weather Satellite|Satellite]] operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ([[NOAA]]) that observes the weather above West Coast of the United States and the [[Pacific Ocean]]<ref> https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/next-generation-satellites/goes-t-launch </ref>. The acronym "'''GOES'''" stands for ''[[Geostationary]] Operational Environmental Satellites'' and is applied to weather satellites. <ref> https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes-t-mission-overview </ref> <ref> https://spacenews.com/noaa-goes-t-to-move-quickly/ </ref> <ref> https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaas-goes-t-satellite-arrives-florida-ahead-of-2022-launch </ref>

 

{{rewrite|Rewrite after launch of satellite in March of 2022.}} The sattelite is currently scheduled to be launched in March of 2022 to replace "[[GOES-17]]" which was suffering from a malfunction. <ref> https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes-t-mission-overview </ref> <ref> https://spacenews.com/noaa-goes-t-to-move-quickly/ </ref>

==See Also==

==See Also==

[[Weather Satellite]]

* [[Weather Satellite]]

[[Meteorology]]

* [[Meteorology]]

[[Weather]]

* [[Weather]]