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Added ==Other NOAA Weather Satellites== and relevant photos. Added image request specific to this page.
{{image request|Please add image of the GOES-18 Satellite |thumb|right|}}
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https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/goestencap.jpg|[[NOAA]]’s GOES-T satellite being encapsulated inside the [[Atlas 5]] rocket’s payload fairing on February 7
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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]]<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>
'''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>
== Launch ==
{{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>
==Other [[NOAA]] Weather Satellites==
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File:NOAA World Image.jpg|Image of the earth using the [[Mercator Projection]] constructed from NOAA satellite imagery.
File:NASA logo.PNG|Emblem of [[NASA]]
[[NASA]] partners with [[NOAA]] on development of [[Weather Satellite|weather satellites]], overseeing contracts to develop the spacecraft, instruments, and procure launch vehicles. NOAA operates and owns the satellites.<ref>https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/02/19/next-goes-weather-satellite-installed-atop-atlas-5-rocket/</ref>
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==See Also==
==See Also==
[[Category:Meteorology]]
[[Category:Meteorology]]
[[Category:Satellite]]
[[Category:Satellite]]
[[Category:Articles in need of an image]]