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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'''), or '''[[GOES|GOES-WEST]]''' is a [[Meteorological]] [[Weather Satellite|Satellite]] both owned and operated by the ''National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' ([[NOAA]]) and operated for [[NASA]] 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 GOES-T satellite is the third of four spacecraft in [[NOAA]]’s latest generation of [[Weather Satellite|weather satellites]] positioned in geostationary orbit, extending a record of continuous [[weather]] observations since the first GOES [[satellite]] launched in 1975. <ref>https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/03/01/atlas-5-rocket-aces-another-on-target-launch-with-noaa-weather-satellite/</ref>

 

The acronym "'''GOES'''" stands for ''[[geostationary orbit|Geostationary]] Operational Environmental Satellites'' and is applied to a certain fleet of weather satellites operated by [[NOAA]]. <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> NOAA’s fleet of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES program, tracks [[hurricane|hurricanes]], severe storms (including [[thunderstorm]]s), [[lightning]], [[fire|wildfires]], [[Wind|dust storms]], and other [[weather]] events in real-time, giving weather forecasters a minute-by-minute glimpse of conditions and weather trends.

 

The satellites are parked in a [[Geostationary orbit]] more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator, where they orbit [[Earth]] in lock-step with the planet’s rotation. NOAA maintains one operational GOES satellite in a western position over the [[Pacific Ocean]] and Western United States (named '''GOES-WEST'''), and another GOES spacecraft in an eastern slot to cover the Eastern United States, the [[Caribbean]], and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] (named '''GOES-EAST''').<ref>https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/03/01/atlas-5-rocket-aces-another-on-target-launch-with-noaa-weather-satellite/</ref>

== Launch ==

== Launch ==

The sattelite was rescheduled to be launched in March of 2022 earlier than previously planned in order to replace '''GOES-17''' ''{the previous '''[[GOES|GOES WEST]]''' Satellite which was suffering from a malfunction of a component designed to cool the multi-spectral(many wavelengths) camera onboard (called the Advanced Baseline Imager). The malfunction degraded the quality of certain wavelengths of [[infrared|infrared photographs]] the camera captured.}'' <ref> https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes-t-mission-overview </ref> <ref> https://spacenews.com/noaa-goes-t-to-move-quickly/ </ref> GOES-T successfully launched into space aboard a 196-foot-tall (59.7-meter) Atlas 5 rocket on March 1 at 4:38 p.m. EST.<ref>https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/03/01/atlas-5-rocket-aces-another-on-target-launch-with-noaa-weather-satellite/</ref>

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==

==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:NOAA World Image.jpg|Image of the earth using the [[Mercator Projection]] constructed from [[NOAA]] satellite imagery.

File:NASA logo.PNG|Emblem of [[NASA]]

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>

[[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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* [[Meteorology]]

* [[Meteorology]]

* [[Weather]]

* [[Weather]]

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