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In the afternoon of Tuesday, June 25, 2024, GOES-U launched from Cape Canaveral as the the final iteration of the GOES-R series of weather satellites.
After making it to geostationary orbit around Earth, it was given the designation of GOES-19. Once it is cleared for operational service, GOES-19 will become the new GOES-East satellite, replacing GOES-16.
GOES-19 is very similar to the other satellites in the GOES-R series, although it is carrying a new instrument called the Compact Coronagraph-1, which will help with sun monitoring and space weather forecasting.
On October 1st, 2024, the ABI instrument aboard GOES-19 was given the “beta” declaration and imagery was made available to the public.
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GOES-U has successfully made it to space and is on its way to geostationary orbit around Earth. This 30-second imagery from GOES-18 shows the launch and booster separation as seen across all three water vapor bands. GOES-U will be renamed as GOES-19 once it makes it to geostationary orbit.
Timespan Start: 2024/06/25 21:20 - 2024/06/25 21:40
The GOES-U launch in the Fire Temperature RGB.
A view of the GOES-U launch from GOES-16 in GeoColor and Visible.
A view of the GOES-U launch in the shortwave window (band 7).
GOES-16 and GOES-18 were able to both capture the launch of GOES-U as it lifted off from Cape Canaveral.
Timespan Start: 2024/06/25 21:20 - 2024/06/25 21:41
Later this afternoon, GOES-U is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. GOES-16 is monitoring the storms and clouds nearby that may impact the launch.
Timespan Start: 2024/06/25 15:26 - 2024/06/25 19:11
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