Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

Global Collaboration Leads to New Discoveries in Lightning Research

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and three NASA centers have just completed a month of flights to study lightning and the vast energy fields around thunderclouds in our atmosphere.

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  • Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and three NASA centers have just completed a month of flights to study lightning and the vast energy fields around thunderclouds in our atmosphere.
  • Their new observations will help scientists gain further insight into how lightning forms and help them better predict when storms could turn severe.
  • ALOFT is short for Airborne Lightning Observatory for Fly's Eye GLM Simulator and Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes.
  • The Marshall team also contributed to the commercially built Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) series.

Former NASA Astronaut Paul Richards Joins the AGILE Space Industries Board of Directors

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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DURANGO, Colo., April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agile Space Industries, the aerospace propulsion experts trusted by NASA, the Department of Defense and defense contractors for over a decade, announced today that former astronaut Paul Richards has joined its Board of Directors.

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  • DURANGO, Colo., April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agile Space Industries, the aerospace propulsion experts trusted by NASA, the Department of Defense and defense contractors for over a decade, announced today that former astronaut Paul Richards has joined its Board of Directors.
  • Richards brings tremendous experience from his long career as an engineer, NASA Astronaut and NASA Program Manager, as well as his current position as Sr.
  • As AGILE continues to expand its footprint in defense, civil and commercial space propulsion, having an experienced aerospace engineering voice on our Board of Directors give us tremendous insight and advantage.
  • He has been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the Department of Defense Superior Service Medal.

NASA Awards Ground Systems and Mission Operations-3 Contract

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded the Ground Systems and Mission Operations-3 (GSMO-3) contract to KBR Wyle Services LLC of Greenbelt, Maryland.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded the Ground Systems and Mission Operations-3 (GSMO-3) contract to KBR Wyle Services LLC of Greenbelt, Maryland.
  • The contract will provide services includingsystems engineering, facility engineering, launch and early orbit support, flight operations, flight dynamics support, and sustaining engineering for NASA.
  • The contractor will support a wide range of mission operations, including concept studies, formulation development, implementation, operations, sustaining engineering and decommissioning.
  • The contractor will also support operations studies, systems engineering, design, implementation, integration and testing of ground systems and operations products, mission operations and sustaining engineering.

NASA, ULA Launch NOAA's Newest Earth Observing Satellite

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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The newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-T, launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocketfrom Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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  • The newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-T, launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocketfrom Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • The GOES program also predicts space weather near Earth that can interfere with satellite electronics, GPS, and radio communications.
  • "This launch continues a 48-year history of NOAA, NASA, industry, and academia working together on geostationary satellite observations," said John Gagosian, director of NASA's Joint Agency Satellite Division.
  • NASA's Launch Services Program, based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, provided launch management for the mission.

NOAA's GOES-T Weather Satellite, Built by Lockheed Martin, Successfully Launches

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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"GOES-T's launch is the culmination of innovative engineering, science and strong teamwork between NASA, NOAA and Lockheed Martin," said Jagdeep Shergill, Lockheed Martin's GOES-R chief engineer and program manager.

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  • "GOES-T's launch is the culmination of innovative engineering, science and strong teamwork between NASA, NOAA and Lockheed Martin," said Jagdeep Shergill, Lockheed Martin's GOES-R chief engineer and program manager.
  • Before it starts collecting and sharing critical weather data, the satellite's journey to space began in Littleton, Colorado, where it was designed and built by Lockheed Martin engineers.
  • Beyond the GOES-R series, Lockheed Martin looks forward to continued partnership with NASA and NOAA as they look ahead to future weather and climate missions.
  • For over 50 years, Lockheed Martin has built and launched more than 120 weather and environmental spacecraft for our government's civil and military agencies.

NASA TV to Air NOAA's GOES-T Launch, Prelaunch Activities

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Friday, February 18, 2022
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Live launch coverage will begin at 4 p.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website.

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  • Live launch coverage will begin at 4 p.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website.
  • NASA will hold a science briefing at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, followed by a prelaunch news conference at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26.
  • On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
  • A "clean feed" of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel.

L3Harris Completes Delivery of Imagers for NOAA’s Advanced Environmental Satellites

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Monday, December 20, 2021
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L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has delivered its fourth imager to NASA, completing the series of advanced weather sensors for NOAAs newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and lays the groundwork for future imager programs.

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  • L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has delivered its fourth imager to NASA, completing the series of advanced weather sensors for NOAAs newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and lays the groundwork for future imager programs.
  • L3Harris is developing concepts for the next generation of geostationary weather imagers and sounders, as part of NOAAs Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Program.
  • The L3Harris imagers onboard the GOES series of satellites provide revolutionary technology by not only advancing weather observation and environmental monitoring services, but also providing more advanced notice of fires, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris.
  • We look forward to developing even more advanced weather satellite technology with the next generation of weather satellites.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Environmental Satellite Mission

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, which will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth's weather, oceans and environment, real-time mapping of total lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity and space weather.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, which will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth's weather, oceans and environment, real-time mapping of total lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity and space weather.
  • The total cost for NASA to launch GOES-T is approximately $165.7 million, which includes the launch service and other mission related costs.
  • The GOES-T mission currently is targeted to launch in December 2021 on an Atlas V 541 rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
  • The GOES-R Series includes GOES-R, S, T, and U.
    NASA's Launch Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage the ULS launch service.

GOES-17 Mishap Investigation Board Study Completed

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Thursday, August 1, 2019
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The ABI is GOES-17's primary instrument for imaging Earth's weather, oceans, and environment.

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  • The ABI is GOES-17's primary instrument for imaging Earth's weather, oceans, and environment.
  • It views the Earth with 16 spectral bands including two visible, four near-infrared, and 10 infrared channels.
  • The mishap board was tasked with gathering and analyzing information, and identifying the proximate causes, root causes, and contributing factors related to the ABI performance issues.
  • The Mishap Investigation Board Summary Report is available online at:
    GOES-17 is one in a series of NOAA's next generation geostationary weather satellites which include GOES-16, 18 and 19.

NOAA Awards Harris Corporation $284 Million GOES-R Series Ground Segment Contract Extension

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Thursday, May 16, 2019
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) a three-year, $284 million sole-source extension on the ground segment contract supporting Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) -R Series weather satellites bringing new technologies that support increased capabilities.

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  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) a three-year, $284 million sole-source extension on the ground segment contract supporting Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) -R Series weather satellites bringing new technologies that support increased capabilities.
  • The three-year contract extension will modernize the ground-computing infrastructure and reduce the IT footprint, laying the foundation for future migration to cloud technologies.
  • The GOES-R ground segment controls and commands NOAAs two new geostationary weather satellites, GOES-16 (East) and GOES-17 (West), and will control GOES-T and GOES-U satellites after their launches.
  • Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving customers toughest mission-critical challenges by providing solutions that connect, inform and protect.