Keywords: goes-r goesr noaa ula atlas v atlasv pad 41 pad41 noaa satellites noaasatellites noaa satellite and information service noaasatelliteandinformationservice nasa nesdis next generation nextgeneration satellite weather satellite weathersatellite space segment spacesegment spacecraft roadtolaunch countdowntolaunch ksc kennedy space center kennedyspacecenter airplane vehicle aircraft The Atlas V Centaur stage for GOES-R arrived at the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center near Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on September 23, 2016. Containing fuel and oxidizer, the Centaur is the launch vehicle’s “brains,” inserting the vehicle-spacecraft stack into low-Earth orbit. GOES-R will launch aboard an Atlas V 541 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R/ The Atlas V Centaur stage for GOES-R arrived at the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center near Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on September 23, 2016. Containing fuel and oxidizer, the Centaur is the launch vehicle’s “brains,” inserting the vehicle-spacecraft stack into low-Earth orbit. GOES-R will launch aboard an Atlas V 541 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. For the latest on the GOES-R launch, visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-R/ |