The new weather satellite was successfully launched from the NASA facility in Florida. The time is 1:38 p.m. On Tuesday, March 1.
Scientists will be able to better monitor Earth's changing climate with the help of thegeostationary operational environmental satellite-T.
An Atlas V rocket carrying a 6,000-pound satellite lifted off and was seen on NASA's YouTube channel.
The player at the top of the page has a recording of the mission. While the Atlas V rocket was leaving Earth, another on the rocket shared views of Earth as it reached space.
There is information on the bottom of the display that shows the key moments of the mission, including Max Q when the rocket reaches maximum dynamic pressure.
The coast phase of the mission is set to last three hours. After that, the upper stage's main engine will start and then cut off for a third and final time before the satellite is deployed.
The third satellite in the next-generation GOES-R series will be renamed GOES-18 once it reaches the correct altitude. Both GOES-16 and GOES 17 were deployed. The United States West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean will be covered by GOES-18.
The network of satellites will allow the forecasting of weather events that impact public safety, such as storms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, and flash floods. It will detect and monitor environmental disasters.
The world of environmental monitoring and hazard detection in the Western Hemisphere was forever changed by the launch of the GOES-16 and GOES 17 satellites.
As the first two of the series of advanced satellites, they have already begun providing an unprecedented leap forward in U.S. weather observations. Their advanced instruments are streaming back more detailed views of weather events.
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