SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches Advanced NOAA Weather Satellite GOES-U
The GOES-U satellite enhances weather forecasting with high-resolution imagery and advanced monitoring capabilities.
- GOES-U is the final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R series, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
- The satellite will provide five times the imaging speed and four times the image quality of its predecessors.
- Equipped with the Geostationary Lightning Mapper, GOES-U can monitor lightning strikes 24/7.
- A new Compact Coronagraph on GOES-U will help monitor solar events impacting Earth.
- The satellite's deployment ensures the GOES-R constellation remains operational into the next decade.
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