GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R) was launched by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 configuration rocket from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 19 November 2016, at 23:42 UTC (18:42 EST). GOES is the next generation of geostationary weather satellites, with four satellites in the series (GOES-R, GOES-S, GOES-T and GOES-U) to be launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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