GOES-P Satellite Launches

This photo shows the GOES-P satellite launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 4, 2010.

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First Light from GOES-16

The future of weather monitoring and forecasting just got more colorful and a whole lot clearer.

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Advanced Weather Satellite GOES-N Launches

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Successful Launch of GOES-O (GOES-14)

This ground-based photograph shows the GOES-O-bearing Delta IV rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 27 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on June 27, 2009.

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Spare Weather Satellite Proves Its Worth

When the GOES-East weather satellite went dark in September 2012, a back-up satellite orbiting nearby sprang into action.

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First IR Image from Newest Weather Satellite Captures Hurricane Bill

The first full-disk thermal image from the newest NASA/NOAA weather satellite shows the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette and Tropical Depression Ana, as well as Hurricane Bill on August 17, 2009.

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Fog Fills the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Coastal fog snakes its way into the channel between Washington state and Vancouver Island.

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Animation of Hurricane Isaac

Super rapid scan images of Hurricane Isaac taken from geostationary orbit reveal the movement of clouds at different altitudes.

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Earth at the Turn of the Century

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Space Debris

Approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters orbit the Earth. These images, based on models, show the distribution of orbital debris around Earth.

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