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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket successfully deploys NOAA’s GOES-U weather satellite

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June 26, 2024

On Tuesday, SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, comprised of three Falcon 9 boosters, blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying the GOES-U weather satellite towards its designated orbit. This critical mission marked the 10th flight for the Falcon Heavy and served as a testament to SpaceX’s reusability technology, with two of the boosters successfully landing back at Kennedy Space Center’s Landing Zones 1 and 2.

Following its journey to its operational orbit 22,300 miles above Earth, GOES-U will be renamed GOES-19 and begin its mission of providing high-resolution weather data for the U.S., Central America, and South America. This advanced satellite boasts a suite of instruments designed to capture critical information for weather forecasting and climate research, including real-time imagery, early detection of severe weather events that can save lives, and improved tropical cyclone forecasts.

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 26, 2024

GOES-19 will also play a vital role in space weather monitoring, with its instruments dedicated to detecting and predicting the effects of solar storms. This successful launch of GOES-U is a significant accomplishment for both NOAA and SpaceX, and it comes on the heels of SpaceX’s recent milestone – the successful orbital test flight of its Starship rocket. Starship, with its immense thrust exceeding even the mighty Falcon Heavy, represents the future of space exploration for SpaceX.

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