Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)
2017-09-01 12:53:20.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: OES-12 (GOES-M) was launched July 23, 2001 from Cape Canaveral Air Station. On Tuesday April 1, 2003 at approximately 1815 UTC, GOES-12 replaced GOES-8 as the operational GOES East Satellite. The spacecraft will perform long term geostationary monitoring of U.S. weather. GOES 12's mission is the monitoring of hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods, and other severe weather as well as providing short-term weather forecasting or nowcasting. Combined with Doppler radar and automated surface weather stations, real-time GOES data greatly aids weather foecasters in providing better warnings of severe weather. NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service will operate GOES. The instrument package includes a GOES I-M Imager and GOES I-M Sounder. language code: en);
GOES-12
OES-12 (GOES-M) was launched July 23, 2001 from Cape Canaveral Air Station. On Tuesday April 1, 2003 at approximately 1815 UTC, GOES-12 replaced GOES-8 as the operational GOES East Satellite. The spacecraft will perform long term geostationary monitoring of U.S. weather. GOES 12's mission is the monitoring of hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods, and other severe weather as well as providing short-term weather forecasting or nowcasting. Combined with Doppler radar and automated surface weather stations, real-time GOES data greatly aids weather foecasters in providing better warnings of severe weather. NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service will operate GOES. The instrument package includes a GOES I-M Imager and GOES I-M Sounder.