GOES在路上
On June 14, 2024, NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) last Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-U, started its journey from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
GOES-U is the final weather-observing and environmental monitoring satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series. GOES-U will enhance meteorologists’ ability to provide advanced weather forecasting and warning capabilities. It also will improve detection and monitoring of space weather hazards using a new compact coronagraph instrument.
Image Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
2024年6月14日，美国国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）的最后一颗静止环境观测卫星GOES-U从Astrotech太空作业设施出发，前往位于佛罗里达州NASA肯尼迪航天中心39A发射复合体的SpaceX机库。
GOES-U是NOAA GOES-R系列中的最后一颗天气观测和环境监测卫星。GOES-U将增强气象学家提供高级天气预报和预警能力的能力。它还将使用一种新型紧凑型日冕仪器改进太空天气危害的检测和监测。
图片来源: NASA/Ben Smegelsky