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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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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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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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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First Infrared Images from GOES 11

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Advanced Weather Satellite GOES-N Launches

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GOES-S Heads for Geostationary Orbit

A satellite in a geostationary orbit is in a “sweet spot” in which it orbits at the same speed that Earth rotates.

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Earth at the Turn of the Century

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Steinhatchee Fire, Florida

The Steinhatchee fire in northern Florida had burned more than 54,000 acres by the end of Thursday, May 24, 2001.

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First GOES-11 Image

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GOES-P Satellite Launches

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

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Extensive Fires in the Western U.S.

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