TITUSVILLE, Fla. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will complete its transition to a new generation of geostationary weather satellites in January when it shuts down two older spacecraft. NOAA announced Dec. 18 that the GOES-14 and GOES-15 spacecraft will be powered down and placed into “orbital storage” by […]
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WASHINGTON — A report released Aug. 1 concluded that a problem with an instrument on the GOES-17 weather satellite is likely caused by some kind of blockage in a system used to cool the instrument. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a summary of the final report […]
BREMEN, Germany — NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Oct. 2 that they are convening a panel to investigate the cause of an instrument problem on a geostationary weather satellite launched earlier this year that impairs its functionality. The agencies said they are establishing a mishap investigation […]
WASHINGTON — Engineers have made some progress in restoring the performance of the key instrument on a weather satellite launched earlier this year, but have yet to fully correct the problem or determine its root cause, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced July 24. In a teleconference with reporters, […]
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched its 50th Falcon 9 rocket on March 6, carrying a large telecom satellite for Spanish fleet operator Hispasat. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:33 a.m., and deployed the six-ton satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit 33 minutes […]
Tonight’s launch marks a special anniversary for SpaceX – the 50th ever Falcon 9 launch – and rocket enthusiasts have been invited to join in. SpaceX is targeting a two-hour launch window at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, sometime after midnight tonight. The YouTube live stream above […]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Backed by a set of recommendations endorsed by the National Space Council, the Secretary of Commerce says he is moving ahead with efforts to improve the regulatory environment for commercial space. In an interview here shortly before the March 1 launch of the GOES-S weather […]
Updated 8:40 p.m. Eastern after spacecraft separation. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 successfully launched the second in a series of next-generation weather satellites March 1, completing a refresh of the major satellites used to monitor weather for the United States. The Atlas 5 541 […]