{"id":15121,"date":"2016-10-28T18:53:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T10:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-new-u-s-weather-observatory-buttoned-up-for-launch\/"},"modified":"2016-10-28T18:53:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T10:53:37","slug":"photos-new-u-s-weather-observatory-buttoned-up-for-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-new-u-s-weather-observatory-buttoned-up-for-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: New U.S. weather observatory buttoned up for launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United Launch Alliance encapsulated the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, GOES-R, on Oct. 21 at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida near NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. GOES-R will be the first satellite in a series of next-generation NOAA GOES satellites. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard a ULA Atlas 5 rocket on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19434\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Charles Babir\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Charles Babir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19435\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/02.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19436\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis \" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19437\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19438\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19439\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Dimitri Gerondidakis<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19440\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/07-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/07-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/07-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/07-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/07-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19441\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19442\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19443\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See earlier GOES-R coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Launch Alliance encapsulated the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, GOES-R, on Oct. 21 at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida near NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. GOES-R will be the first satellite in a series of next-generation NOAA GOES satellites. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard a ULA Atlas 5 rocket on Nov. 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