SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches Advanced NOAA Weather Satellite

GOES-U to enhance weather and space weather monitoring with cutting-edge technology

GOES-U is the final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R series, launched from Kennedy Space Center.
The satellite will replace GOES-16 in geostationary orbit, becoming GOES-19.
New instruments include the Compact Coronagraph-1 for improved solar storm detection.
GOES-U will provide real-time lightning mapping and better hurricane tracking.
The satellite will monitor environmental hazards across the Western Hemisphere.