{"id":10078,"date":"2024-06-25T22:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-final-noaa-goes-weather-satellite-on-falcon-heavy-rocket\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T22:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:26:24","slug":"spacex-launches-final-noaa-goes-weather-satellite-on-falcon-heavy-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-final-noaa-goes-weather-satellite-on-falcon-heavy-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches final NOAA GOES weather satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66593\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66593\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_Falcon_Heavy_Goes-U_launch_AB-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_Falcon_Heavy_Goes-U_launch_AB-1.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_Falcon_Heavy_Goes-U_launch_AB-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_Falcon_Heavy_Goes-U_launch_AB-1-678x454.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_Falcon_Heavy_Goes-U_launch_AB-1-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For a tenth time in program history, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket roared off the launchpad at historic Launch Complex 39A. This was the beginning of the journey for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-U (GOES-U) satellite on behalf of &nbsp;NOAA. Image: Adam Bernstein\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Update 10:10 p.m. EDT: SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy second stage completed its third burn and deployment of the GOES-U satellite.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The finale in a series of critical weather satellites for the United States surmounted some weather challenges as it began its journey to join its three fellow satellites on orbit. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-U (GOES-U) satellite is designed to provide critical weather, climate and solar data to meteorologists and other parties to enhance the safety of people and property.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft, managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was launched to a geosynchronous transfer orbit onboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Launch of this fourth and final satellite for the GOES-R series happened at 5:26 p.m. EDT (2126 UTC). As of 6:12 p.m. EDT (2212 UTC), the upper stage of the rocket was in a coast phase with the GOES-U satellite attached to the payload adaptor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4SBxb5-S8HM?si=4UeTZj_NIxderVE1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During a prelaunch press conference, Brian Cizek, a launch weather officer with the 45th Weather Squadron, noted that there was only a 30 percent chance of favorable weather during the two-hour launch window. That improved to about 50 percent in the early part of the countdown and then 70 percent in time for launch.<\/p>\n<p>The main weather concerns heading into the launch were the cumulus cloud rule, the anvil cloud rule and the surface electric fields rule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe evaluate a set of ten lighting launch commit criteria that are designed to protect not just against natural lightning, but rocket-triggered lightning,\u201d Cizek said. \u201cThe rocket can actually trigger its own lightning strike if it flies through or near a cloud that could hold a charge by increasing the electric field in the atmosphere by up to 100 times. So, that\u2019s what these rules are designed to protect against.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pair of sonic booms shook Florida\u2019s Space Coast as SpaceX recovered the two side boosters on the three-core Falcon Heavy rocket, tail numbers B1072 and B1086. They touched down at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) and Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station a little more than eight minutes after liftoff. The core booster, B1087, was expended following separation with the rocket\u2019s upper stage.<\/p>\n<p>All three of boosters being used on this mission were brand new.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith reusability, we\u2019re reusing our vehicles, but we also need to replenish the fleet. And the decision that we made in coordination with the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP)was that it makes sense for us to replenish the fleet now with these new boosters,\u201d said Julianna Scheiman, SpaceX\u2019s director of NASA Science Missions, during a prelaunch press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66594\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66594\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_side_booster_landing_MC-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_side_booster_landing_MC-1.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_side_booster_landing_MC-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_side_booster_landing_MC-1-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_side_booster_landing_MC-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of two Falcon Heavy side booster is seen making its way back towards the landing zone pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to the start of the landing burn. Image: Michael Cain\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This tenth flight of a Falcon Heavy rocket was also the first time that a GOES-R series satellite launches on this vehicle. Denton Gibson, the NASA LSP launch director, told Spaceflight Now in an interview ahead of launch that he and his office worked with NOAA to help them adjust to a launch aboard a SpaceX rocket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of our team helping them get familiar with this particular vehicle, how they operate, the culture, the things they need to be aware of that they may not have had to worry about on a previous mission and so on,\u201d Gibson said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s just a matter of our team getting them up to speed on this particular launch vehicle, which to this point has gone smoothly so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pam Calderwood, the deputy program manager of GOES-U for Lockheed Martin (the prime contractor) said during the design and construction of this satellite, they had to make some modifications to support a horizontal integration with the launch vehicle as opposed to the vertical integration used on previous Atlas 5 launches with United Launch Alliance (ULA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tipping of the spacecraft, all of the mechanical, specialized equipment to do that, a lot of it had to be updated, redesigned,\u201d Calderwood said. \u201cAnd then, we had to also take a look at all of the support structure to make sure that when you have some thing that\u2019s basically in the 11,000-pound range that you\u2019re trying to sit on its side, to make sure that there\u2019s the proper supports needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66587\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66587\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_rollout.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_rollout.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_rollout-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_rollout-678x452.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_FH_GOES-U_rollout-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SpaceX rolled its Falcon Heavy rocket out of the hangar at Launch Complex 39A on Monday, June 24, 2024, ahead of the planned launch of NOAA\u2019s GOES-U satellite, scheduled for launch on June 25, 2024. Image: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following spacecraft separation about 4.5 hours after liftoff, the next big milestone for the spacecraft will be the deployment of four out of five of its solar array panels, which will allow it to start charging its batteries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason that\u2019s so important is this spacecraft needs power to survive, if there\u2019s any issues. And so, it\u2019s very important to make sure that we have a really good solar array deployment,\u201d Calderwood said.<\/p>\n<p>About two days after launch, they will begin the liquid apogee engine burns to raise the apogee to a geosynchronous Earth orbit. That will be done with five separate burns over a 14-day period with the last burn coming at about July 8.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next several months, the spacecraft will go through operational checkouts and calibrations, before it finally arrives at its final orbital position and will be renamed GOES-19. It will function as the primary \u201cGOES East\u201d satellite and will work alongside GOES-18, which is the primary satellite for \u201cGOES West.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1805605868375093402&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F06%2F25%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-final-nasa-noaa-goes-weather-satellite-on-falcon-heavy-rocket%2F&amp;sessionId=0e2511e405f117f667359f7f8013a87a42a06fb4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1805605868375093402\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461436493940387=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019ve been getting #ReadytoGOES all month-long!<\/p>\n<p>Take a peek at what our Road to Launch has looked like since #GOESU landed in Florida, and stay tuned for launch coverage today!https:\/\/t.co\/xaeDRxTWgm pic.twitter.com\/QuOVBXDXJy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) June 25, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Improving the forecast<\/h4>\n<p>Built by prime contractor Lockheed Martin, the GOES-U satellite is designed to further enhance the ability to track and predict weather conditions, both on the Earth as well as in space. Unlike the previous three spacecraft in the GOES-R series, GOES-U includes an instrument called the Compact Coronograph-1 (CCOR-1), which was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>Calderwood said it was a somewhat last-minute addition from NASA, but it will provide NOAA the ability to study the Sun\u2019s corona with much greater frequency. It\u2019s something that, on Earth, is only truly observable during a total solar eclipse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66584\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66584\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240613-GOES-U_encapsulation_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240613-GOES-U_encapsulation_small.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240613-GOES-U_encapsulation_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240613-GOES-U_encapsulation_small-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240613-GOES-U_encapsulation_small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Technicians prepare NOAA\u2019s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) for encapsulation inside payload fairing halves on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville near NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fourth and final weather-observing and environmental monitoring satellite in NOAA\u2019s GOES-R Series will assist meteorologists in providing advanced weather forecasting and warning capabilities. The two-hour window for liftoff opens 5:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 25, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: NASA\/Ben Smegelsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Sun, when it goes through and it has these types of geomagnetic storms or these eruptions, it can go through and create communication blackouts. It can create disruptions to power grids. I know there\u2019s also errors in the GPS systems that can happen,\u201d Calderwood said. \u201cAnd really, what\u2019s important is to also make sure that we\u2019re keeping our astronauts safe. So, we\u2019re really cognizant of the exposure, the added exposure to radiation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019re all really excited to have this new piece of equipment on there that\u2019s going to go through and help with that early warning detection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1805308177895903513&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F06%2F25%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-final-nasa-noaa-goes-weather-satellite-on-falcon-heavy-rocket%2F&amp;sessionId=0e2511e405f117f667359f7f8013a87a42a06fb4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1805308177895903513\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461436493940387=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.@NOAA\u2018s new #GOESU satellite will not just help us study weather on Earth, but also potentially harmful #SpaceWeather with the help of a BRAND NEW instrument\u2014the compact coronagraph-1 (#CCOR1)!<\/p>\n<p>More: https:\/\/t.co\/uDP44QfpWg<\/p>\n<p>Get #ReadyToGOES tomorrow!#CountdownToLaunch pic.twitter.com\/PHKqs3iZim<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) June 24, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The goal of CCOR-1 is to provide advanced warnings of between one and four days to allow preparations to take place to account for heightened solar activity. That work will be bolstered by GOES-U\u2019s Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) and the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS), which \u201cprovide imaging of the sun and detection of solar flares,\u201d according to NOAA\u2019s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, GOES-U includes two primary, Earth-facing instruments, the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), built by Lockheed Martin; and the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), which was built by L3Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The ABI scans the Earth every 10 minutes across 16 color bands, which range from the visible to the infrared spectrum. Chris Reith, L3Harris\u2019 program manger for the ABI, said one of the most serendipitous parts of having the recent iterations of ABI has been its ability to detect fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can pick up a fire as small as a small barn fire from 22,000 miles above Earth,\u201d Reith said. \u201cSo, that\u2019s really one of the most amazing things, especially with all the wildfires we\u2019ve seen in the western United States. It\u2019s getting a lot of use in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1805271059165254018&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F06%2F25%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-final-nasa-noaa-goes-weather-satellite-on-falcon-heavy-rocket%2F&amp;sessionId=0e2511e405f117f667359f7f8013a87a42a06fb4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1805271059165254018\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461436493940387=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (#GLM) onboard @NOAA\u2018s #GOESU <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f6f0.svg\"> will collect data on #lightning activity to help recognize intensifying thunderstorms and tropical cyclones.<\/p>\n<p>More:https:\/\/t.co\/tqZoG8QRrO<\/p>\n<p>Get #ReadyToGOES tomorrow!#CountdownToLaunch pic.twitter.com\/GwgYuvOH9g<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) June 24, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Looking to the future<\/h4>\n<p>All of the learning from the GOES-R series of satellites will roll over into the next generation of weather satellites: NOAA\u2019s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO). In mid-June, Lockheed Martin was awarded a $2.27 billion cost-plus-award-fee contract to design and build the trio of spacecraft, which need to have a minimum 10-year on-orbit operational life plus five year in on-orbit storage.<\/p>\n<p>BAE Systems was also tapped in late May to develop and build the GeoXO Ocean Color instrument (OCX), which \u201cwill monitor U.S. coastal waters, the exclusive economic zone, and the Great Lakes,\u201d according to NASA.<\/p>\n<p>Reith said they are also working on improvements to the ABI for the GeoXO constellation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of the subsystems that we use on the ABI are being reused on GXI or GeoXO Imager. So, there\u2019ll be two spectral bands that will be added for low-level water vapor and then, there are seven of the older bands, the previous bands that will get increased resolution,\u201d Reith said. \u201cSo, most importantly, in the visible bands, we\u2019re going down to 250-meter resolution, which is going to really enhance and sharpen the pictures of the weather that we\u2019re seeing and the cloud formation and the oceans and everything else that the ABI observes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66585\" style=\"width: 951px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66585\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_GeoXO_rendering.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"951\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_GeoXO_rendering.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_GeoXO_rendering-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_GeoXO_rendering-678x416.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_GeoXO_rendering-768x472.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rendering of the GeoXO constellation being build by Lockheed Martin. Graphic: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first of the GeoXO satellites is targeting launch in 2032. NOAA has been working with Congress to appropriate the funds to support the endeavor. During a press briefing on Monday, Pam Sullivan, the director of the GOES-R program for NOAA, said they have been appropriated about $500 million towards a program that will cost about $20 billion over a 30-year timespan.<\/p>\n<p>Calderwood told Spaceflight Now that the team at Lockheed Martin said they\u2019re not wasting any time getting started on the first satellite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very aggressive timeframe and so, we do indeed need to hit the ground running. What\u2019s key with that new GeoXO is that we\u2019re basing it. Unlike GOES, which was off of the A2100 bus, we\u2019re going to be using it off of the new LM 2100 and so, that has a lot of improvements in it,\u201d Calderwood said.<\/p>\n<p>She described the updates from the GOES-R series to the GeoXO as going from a car designed and built in the 80s or 90s to one designed and built today. That will include a component that allows the satellite managers wot update the software on the satellite periodically, like a phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s providing a whole new capability of a brand new software suite and truly, it\u2019s something that we\u2019re working through,\u201d Calderwood said. \u201cWe\u2019re pulling in from key components within Lockheed and then of course, we\u2019re also baselining it off of all the experiences that we\u2019ve had with the GOES-R series.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a tenth time in program history, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket roared off the launchpad at historic Launch Complex 39A. This was the beginning of the journey for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-U (GOES-U) satellite on behalf of &nbsp;NOAA. 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