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June 27, 2024

SpaceX Falcon 9 HEAVY with GOES-U Weather Satellite

Launched June 25, 2024 at 5:26 PM
LC-39A, Cape Canaveral, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the new GOES-R geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA.
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U)is the 4th and final of the weather satellites known as the GOES-R series.
The satellites provide advanced imaging for more accurate forecasts, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity.
After GOES-U reaches orbit, it will be renamed GOES-19.

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