http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22589534 en Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:31:27 EDT Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:31:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22622662 squirrel83 : GOES-O was launched on a Delta IV rocket yesterday at 6:51 p.m. Eastern time from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Boeing commercial launch business Boeing Launch Services procured the vehicle and mission services from United Launch Alliance.

Today's signal acquisition marks the second successful launch in the GOES N-P series and the latest step in enhancing NOAA’s Earth-observation and weather-monitoring capabilities. GOES-O, which is designed for a minimum orbit life of 10 years, will be placed in on-orbit storage and may replace an older GOES satellite in 2010. Together with GOES-13 (formerly GOES N), which launched on May 24, 2006, GOES-O will provide complete coverage of the Western Hemisphere.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22622662 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:13:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589534 SmokChsr : NASA Sets Coverage for Goes-O Launch on June 26

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, is scheduled for a liftoff on Friday, June 26, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The one-hour launch window extends from 6:14 to 7:14 p.m. EDT. GOES-O is the second of three in the current series of geostationary weather and environmental satellites.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589534 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:14:36 EDT