GOES-T Overview and Beauty Shots

Quick link to EDITED B-ROLLQuick link to GOES-T resource pageQuick link to canned interview with NOAA GOES-R Program Chief of Staff Kevin Fryer Banner in Spanish Supplemental B-roll with questions. TRT: 03:43Edited B-ROLL for the live shot interviews. Contains short clips of b-roll for each suggested question on the advisory. Video is separated by slates with the question it goes with. Canned interview with Kevin Fryar / GOES Program Chief of Staff. TRT 7:20. SOTS are separated by a slate with the question on it. Full transcript available under the download button Whether you are tuning in to your local weather report to get the latest storm predictions, or checking today’s temperature on your phone - the data for those forecasts come in large part from NOAA satellites. On March 1, NASA will launch a vital new satellite for NOAA, GOES-T. This new satellite will join NOAA’s GOES fleet, a system of satellites that monitors weather both on Earth and in space. For meteorologists, this fleet provides critical data to help deliver life-saving forecasts and warnings. Once GOES-T’s instruments have been checked out on orbit, NOAA will position the renamed “GOES-18” to watch over the U.S. West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America and the Pacific Ocean. GOES-18 will be ideally located to detect and monitor weather systems and environmental hazards that most affect this region of the Western Hemisphere, such as atmospheric rivers, wildfires, fog, volcanic eruptions, and Pacific hurricanes. Live interviews will be offered on March 1, 2022 from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME. Click here to request an interview: https://forms.gle/2HyU5ZgzmgdsJ6aLASuggested Anchor Intro:(We/Our) Meteorologists bring you forecasts everyday and NOAA GOES satellites are a key factor in delivering the most accurate predictions. Today, NOAA and NASA will launch a new weather observing satellite, NOAA’s GOES-T. The third of its kind, GOES-T will not only help us prepare for weather on Earth– it will track space weather, too! Here to tell us more about it is NOAA expert xxxxxx.Suggested Questions:1. NOAA and NASA are launching an important Earth-observing satellite today. Can you tell us about the GOES-T satellite?2. Can you explain why geostationary orbit is important and how the GOES mission helps our viewers get accurate, and even life-saving, weather data?3. In recent years, we have seen quite a few environmental hazards across the globe including a surprising pressure wave from the volcanic eruption in Tonga and the wildfires in the western U.S. We have some of those images– can you tell us how GOES-T will help us when those types of events happen?4. GOES-T is going to observe more than just weather on Earth– it will also monitor space weather! Can you tell us more about what space weather is and why we monitor it?5. Where can our viewers go to learn more about GOES-T * NOAA.GOV/GOEST* @NOAASatellites* Ciencia.nasa.gov Longer Interview Questions:6. The GOES fleet is a workhorse and has a lot of capabilities that may surprise you. Can you tell us about some of the surprising things GOES can do? 7. Other than helping meteorologists, who else/what industries will GOES-T help when it comes to safety? For More InformationSee [https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/](https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/) Related pages

Music: “Enduring Faith,” by Frederik Wiedmann [BMI]; Icon Trailer Music; Universal Production MusicAdditional GOES-T Footage Courtesy of:Lockheed MartinAdditional Wildfire Footage:CALFIRE_Official/flickr under CC BY-NC 2.0National Interagency Fire CenterCALFIRE_Official/Alaska Fire Service/flickr GOES-18 will provide critical data for identifying and tracking environmental hazards of particular concern to the western U.S. GOES-18 will locate wildfire hot spots, detect changes in fire behavior, predict the motion of fires, estimate a fire’s intensity, and monitor smoke output and air quality effects from smoke. GOES-18 can identify the lightning strikes most likely to ignite fires and characterize pyrocumulonimbus clouds that threaten the safety of firefighters. For More InformationSee [https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/next-generation/goes-t-launch](https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/next-generation/goes-t-launch) Related pages

This animation depicts the areas of the Earth viewed by GOES-East and GOES-West from their vantage point 22,236 miles above the equator.This video is also available on our YouTube channel. Print resolution still image depicting GOES-East and GOES-West in geosynchronous orbit over the Western Hemisphere. Satellite field of views are represented by orange (GOES-East) and blue (GOES-West) cones. Print resolution still image depicting GOES-East and GOES-West in geosynchronous orbit over the Western Hemisphere. Satellite field of views are represented by orange (GOES-East) and blue (GOES-West) cones. Print resolution still image showing cities in view of the GOES-East and GOES-West satellites Print resolution still image showing cities in view of the GOES-East and GOES-West satellites NOAA maintains a two-satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) constellation to watch over the Western Hemisphere. The satellites circle the Earth in geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the Earth’s equatorial plane at a speed matching the Earth’s rotation. This allows them to stay in a fixed position in the sky, remaining stationary with respect to a point on the ground.GOES-16 serves at as NOAA’s GOES-East satellite, located at 75.2 degrees west longitude. GOES-S, GOES-16’s sister satellite, scheduled for launch in March 2018, will be renamed GOES-17 upon reaching geostationary orbit. GOES-17 will take its place as NOAA’s operational GOES-West satellite in late 2018. In the GOES-West position, GOES-17 will be located at 137 degrees west longitude. Together, GOES-16 and GOES-17 will keep an eye on the Western Hemisphere’s atmosphere, weather patterns and environmental hazards from the west coast of Africa all the way to New Zealand. Related pages

B-roll compilation of GOES-R spacecraft being unpacked and prepared for integration with its launch vehicle. This clean room is houses inside the Astrotech facility in Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center. B-roll compilation showing transport of GOES-R satellite on an Air Force Galaxy C-5 from Buckley AFB in Colorado to NASA KSC in Florida. B-roll compilation showing shipment of GOES-R satellite from Lockheed Martin facility near Denver Colorado to Buckley AFB for transport to NASA KSC. Conceptual animation of the GOES-R spacecraft. Conceptual animation of the GOES-R spacecraft. Conceptual animation of the GOES-R spacecraft. Conceptual animation of the GOES-R spacecraft. Conceptual animation of the GOES-R spacecraft. This animation depicts the spacecraft on orbit. Conceptual animation of the GOES-R spacecraft. This animation depicts the spacecraft on orbit. This narrated video provides a basic introduction to the top level capabilities and goals of the GOES-R project. This is a Spanish version of a narrated video that provides a basic introduction to the top level capabilities and goals of the GOES-R project. The following collection of raw video clips shows the GOES-R spacecraft in various stages of transport from it's point of manufacture at a Lockheed Martin facility in Colorado all the way to the Astrotech facility near the Kennedy Space Center. Related pages

GOES-R: Living With Space WeatherIn addition to monitoring weather on Earth, the GOES-R satellites will monitor weather in space caused by electromagnetic radiation and charged particles released from solar storms on the Sun. Many people rely on space weather data, including pilots, farmers, satellite operators, electric power workers, and astronauts.For complete transcript, click here. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites – R Series (GOES-R) is the next generation of geostationary weather satellites. The GOES-R series satellites will provide continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere and space weather monitoring to provide critical atmospheric, hydrologic, oceanic, climatic, solar and space data. This video is a short trailer that creates awareness about the upcoming GOES-R mission.For complete transcript, click here. ABI: The Future of Weather MonitoringThe Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary sensor on the new generation GOES satellites, GOES-R. ABI will have 16 spectral bands, which will contribute to a greater number of products and better data quality. ABI will track and monitor cloud formation, atmospheric motion, convection monitoring, land surface temperature, ocean dynamics, flow of water, fire, smoke, volcanic ash plume, aerosols and air quality, as well as vegetation health. With 5 times faster coverage rate and 4 times better spatial resolution ABI is poised to become a true success story, benefitting the public by providing critical data.For complete transcript, click here. GOES-R Beauty PassAn artist concept of the GOES-R spacecraft in geostationary orbit seeing lightning from space. One of the newest features of GOES-R is the critical ability to measure and see in-cloud lightning. Thus increasing the tornado warning time. In this video severe storm researcher and engineer Tim Samaras talks about his view on tornadoes and what remains to be understood. He also covers the importance of satellite imagery to his research.For complete transcript, click here. This short video features highlights from a live Nationwide broadcast that took place on April 3, 2012 from the studio of NASA Goddard TV. NOAA's Deputy Administrator and Chief Scientist Dr. Kathryn Sullivan and Severe Storm Chaser and Engineer Tim Samaras talk about an important new satellite, GOES-R, that will be able to see tornadoes like never before.For complete transcript, click here. Tornado season began rather early in 2012. The GOES satellites send valuable data to help meteorologists stay a step ahead of severe storms. This video shows satellite imagery from the March 2-3, 2012 tornado outbreak that damaged severely Henryville, Indiana. This narrated video presents high level goals and capabilites of the GOES-R spacecraft. This is a narrated video presents high level goals and capabilites of the GOES-R spacecraft. This is the Spanish narrated version of the video. The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). GLM will collect information such as the frequency, location and extent of lightning discharges to identify intensifying thunderstorms and tropical cyclones. The GOES-R series satellites will provide continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere, total lightning data, and space weather monitoring to provide critical atmospheric, hydrologic, oceanic, climatic, solar and space data.This short video describes the top level goals of the mission. GOES-R will have a new instrument called Geostationary Lightning Mapper, or GLM. GLM will measure total lightning (in-cloud, cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground) activity continuously over the Americas and adjacent ocean regions with near-uniform spatial resolution of approximately 10 km. The GOES-R satellite will travel in space in a geosynchronous orbit, 22.300 miles above the equator. GOES-R will be called GOES-16 once on orbit and operational. In addition to providing vital data for weather forecasts here on Earth, GOES-R will improve solar flare warnings for communications and navigation disruptions and enhance space weather monitoring. The new generation GOES-R satellites will carry significant improvements and technology innovation on board. GOES-R will be able to deliver a full globe scan in only 5 minutes, compared to the 25 minutes needed for the same task with the current GOES satellites. GOES-R's lightning mapper instrument is expected to improve warning lead time for severe storms and tornadoes by 50%. This without a doubt will help predict severe weather in advance and save more lives. This reel is a compilation of finished productions about the GOES-R mission as well as supporting materials such as animations, visualizations, and still images.Spacecraft Animations Related pages