Back in November, the United States launched the GOES-R (now called the GOES-16), a revolutionary new satellite that would replace one of the current GOES satellites and usher in the next era in geostationary satellite technology. After several months of testing, we finally have our first test images from the satellite, and they are absolutely incredible. […]
NOAA Launches The GOES-R Satellite
Earlier this month, a revolutionary new weather weather satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral. The satellite, the GOES-R, is the first unit of the next series of four geostationary satellites (GOES-R, S, T, and U). The GOES-R will replace the current GOES (Geostationary Operational Satellite System) satellites (GOES 13, 14, and 15) and offers […]