NASA’s Launch Coverage of NOAA’s GOES-U Mission Underway

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) stands vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Photo credit: NASA

NASA's coverage is underway for launch of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting a two-hour launch window opening at 5:16 p.m. EDT. The weather satellite will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron now predict a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions at the opening of the two-hour launch window, with chance of favorable conditions decreasing to 30% towards the latter part of the window.

The primary goal of GOES-U is to assist meteorologists with predicting, observing, and tracking hazardous weather events on Earth and in space. The GOES-U satellite is the final weather-observing and environmental monitoring satellite in NOAA's GOES-R Series.

As the countdown continues, follow the GOES-U blog for mission milestones or watch NASA's live coverage on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency's website.

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