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The GOES-N Photo Library
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.
PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. In the Horizontal Integration Facility,
the
GOES-N Boeing Delta IV second stage (right) is being mated to the first
stage. The Boeing Delta IV rocket will be used for the June 23, 2005
launching of the GOES-N environmental monitoring satellite for NASA
and
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The first in
a
series of three advanced weather satellites that include GOES-O and
GOES-P,
the GOES-N will provide continuous monitoring necessary for intensive
data
analysis. It will provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric “triggers” of
severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms
and hurricanes. When these conditions develop, GOES-N will be able
to
monitor storm development and track their movements.
PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. Two Boeing Delta IV first stages are being shipped on the
Delta Mariner, heading for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. After arrival at Port Canaveral,
they were transported to the Horizontal Integration Facility at Launch Complex 37, CCAFS. The
rocket will be used for the launching of the GOES-N weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. The
GOES-N is the first in a series of three advanced weather satellites including GOES-O and
GOES-P. This satellite will provide continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis.
It will provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric “triggers” of severe weather conditions
such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms and hurricanes. When these conditions develop,
GOES-N will be able to monitor storm development and track their movements.
PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. A Boeing Delta IV first stage, called a Common
Booster Core, is offloaded from the Delta Mariner at Port Canaveral. It is
one of two shipped from Decatur, Alabama, and is being transported to the
Horizontal Integration Facility at Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station. The rocket will be used for the launching of the GOES-N
weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. The GOES-N is the first in a series of
three advanced weather satellites including GOES-O and GOES-P. This
satellite will provide continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data
analysis. It will provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric “triggers”
of severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms
and hurricanes. When these conditions develop, GOES-N will be able to
monitor storm development and track their movements.
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