Jacques van Oene
July 26th 05, 06:29 PM
Erica Hupp
Headquarters, Washington July 26, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1237)
Cynthia M. O'Carroll
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 301/286-6943)
John Leslie
NOAA, Suitland, Md.
(Phone: 301/457-5005)
RELEASE: 05-199
NASA'S GOES-N SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH
NASA announced the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N
(GOES-N) is ready to launch. The GOES-N launch window is from 6:23 to 7:01
p.m. EDT, Friday, July 29, 2005. Liftoff is from Space Launch Complex 37,
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
GOES-N joins a system of weather satellites that provide timely
environmental information to meteorologists and the public. The GOES system
graphically displays the intensity, path and size of storms. Early warning
of impending severe weather enhances the public's ability to take shelter
and protect property.
"NASA is proud to provide this tool for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's (NOAA) use in weather operations," said Martin Davis. He is
the GOES program manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC),
Greenbelt, Md. The GOES system serves the central and eastern Pacific Ocean;
North, Central, and South America; and the central and western Atlantic
Ocean.
The system includes GOES-10, 11 and 12. GOES-11 is in an on-orbit storage
mode. GOES-N becomes GOES-13 shortly after launch. It will be checked out,
stored on-orbit and available for activation should either GOES-10 or 12
fails or exhausts its fuel. The satellite is the first in the GOES N-P
series of spacecraft that will continuously observe and measure
meteorological phenomena in real time. The series will provide the
meteorological community and atmospheric scientists improved observational
and measurement data.
GOES-N will be launched on a Boeing Delta IV (4, 2) vehicle under an FAA
commercial license. The satellite will be turned over to NASA after a
successful checkout is completed by Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems.
NOAA manages the GOES program, establishes requirements, provides all
funding and distributes environmental satellite data for the United States.
GSFC procures and manages the development and launch of the satellites for
NOAA on a cost reimbursable basis. GSFC also manages the design, development
and launch of NOAA satellites. Boeing, acting as lead contractor, built
GOES-N.
For more information about the GOES-N mission and program on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/goes-n
http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov
http://www.noaa.gov/
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington July 26, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1237)
Cynthia M. O'Carroll
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 301/286-6943)
John Leslie
NOAA, Suitland, Md.
(Phone: 301/457-5005)
RELEASE: 05-199
NASA'S GOES-N SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH
NASA announced the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N
(GOES-N) is ready to launch. The GOES-N launch window is from 6:23 to 7:01
p.m. EDT, Friday, July 29, 2005. Liftoff is from Space Launch Complex 37,
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
GOES-N joins a system of weather satellites that provide timely
environmental information to meteorologists and the public. The GOES system
graphically displays the intensity, path and size of storms. Early warning
of impending severe weather enhances the public's ability to take shelter
and protect property.
"NASA is proud to provide this tool for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's (NOAA) use in weather operations," said Martin Davis. He is
the GOES program manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC),
Greenbelt, Md. The GOES system serves the central and eastern Pacific Ocean;
North, Central, and South America; and the central and western Atlantic
Ocean.
The system includes GOES-10, 11 and 12. GOES-11 is in an on-orbit storage
mode. GOES-N becomes GOES-13 shortly after launch. It will be checked out,
stored on-orbit and available for activation should either GOES-10 or 12
fails or exhausts its fuel. The satellite is the first in the GOES N-P
series of spacecraft that will continuously observe and measure
meteorological phenomena in real time. The series will provide the
meteorological community and atmospheric scientists improved observational
and measurement data.
GOES-N will be launched on a Boeing Delta IV (4, 2) vehicle under an FAA
commercial license. The satellite will be turned over to NASA after a
successful checkout is completed by Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems.
NOAA manages the GOES program, establishes requirements, provides all
funding and distributes environmental satellite data for the United States.
GSFC procures and manages the development and launch of the satellites for
NOAA on a cost reimbursable basis. GSFC also manages the design, development
and launch of NOAA satellites. Boeing, acting as lead contractor, built
GOES-N.
For more information about the GOES-N mission and program on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/goes-n
http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov
http://www.noaa.gov/
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info