News Archive / Tagged: NOAA

• Atlas V orbits GOES-T weather satellite for NOAA

  Theresa CrossMarch 2nd, 2022

  A new weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was launched by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

• ULA set to launch GOES-T weather satellite for NOAA

  Theresa CrossFebruary 28th, 2022

  United Launch Alliance is preparing to fly an Atlas V rocket to send the GOES-T satellite into space for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

• GOES-17 weather satellite recovers from brief anomaly

  Theresa CrossAugust 1st, 2021

  On July 22, 2021, NOAA’s GOES-17 weather satellite experienced a brief anomaly and entered into safe mode prompting engineers to perform troubleshooting tasks, ultimately recovering the satellite less than 24 hours later.

• NASA releases report on weather satellite failure

  Laurel KornfeldAugust 2nd, 2019

  A NASA board assigned to investigate the April 2018 failure of an infrared-detecting instrument on board a next-generation weather satellite has released its report. The malfunction has been attributed to a pipe blockage that prevented the flow of needed coolant.

• Gallery: Falcon Heavy pushes back the night on STP-2 flight

  Jason RhianJune 26th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Although STP-2 didn't launch right on time, before the close of Monday's launch window - the job got done. History was seared into every inch of Florida's skies after the Falcon Heavy rocket left the pad at 2:30 a.m. EDT (06:30 GMT) on Tuesday, June 25.

• NOAA to launch six weather satellites later this month

  Laurel KornfeldJune 18th, 2019

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to launch six remote-sensing micro-satellites next week, which will monitor weather in space and on Earth beginning approximately seven months after launch.

• NASA/NOAA open investigation into GOES 17 Anomaly

  Jason RhianOctober 2nd, 2018

  What impact will the problem discovered on the GOES 17 have on the satellite's operations?

• NOAA releases first images of Sun taken by GOES 17

  Jason RhianJune 13th, 2018

  Launched on March 1, 2018 atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket, the GOES-17 spacecraft has beamed back its first images of the Sun. 

• 2 new JPSS spacecraft to be produced under NASA’s Rapid III contract

  Jason RhianMay 26th, 2018

  Two additional Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) spacecraft are now set to be constructed by Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital ATK for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

• Coolant problems found on GOES 17 satellite

  Jason RhianMay 24th, 2018

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has found a performance problem with an instrument's cooling system on the GOES-17 spacecraft. The satellite was launched March 1, 2018, atop an Atlas V 541 rocket.

• Gallery: GOES-S Launch

  Mike DeepMarch 2nd, 2018

  Our team captured photos of the latest GOES launch from multiple perspectives, including remote cameras placed at the launch pad.

• ULA Atlas V lofts GOES-S satellite for NASA and NOAA

  Jason RhianMarch 1st, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Powered aloft by its lone RD-180 rocket engine and four Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ60A solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 launched the GOES-S weather satellite into orbit on behalf of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The mission saw the second in this series of next-generation weather satellites roar spaceward from Space Launch Complex 41.