1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,969 NASA Announcer: Three...Two...One... 2 00:00:02,969 --> 00:00:07,374 Narrator: NOAA is about to launch a new satellite into orbit above the Earth. 3 00:00:07,374 --> 00:00:11,544 This satellite will be the third in a fleet of NOAA's latest generation 4 00:00:11,544 --> 00:00:16,116 of geostationary operational environment satellites, called GOES, 5 00:00:16,116 --> 00:00:20,086 the most advanced weather-observing and environmental monitoring system 6 00:00:20,086 --> 00:00:22,222 in the Western Hemisphere. 7 00:00:22,222 --> 00:00:28,028 GOES satellites orbit 22,236 miles above Earth's equator, 8 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:31,031 at speeds equal to Earth's rotation. 9 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:35,869 This allows for continuous coverage of weather systems as they move throughout the atmosphere. 10 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:40,340 The GOES satellite system keeps watch over more than half the globe - 11 00:00:40,340 --> 00:00:42,942 from the west coast of Africa to New Zealand, 12 00:00:42,942 --> 00:00:46,746 and from near the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle. 13 00:00:46,746 --> 00:00:51,651 Each satellite in the series provides high-resolution imagery in near real-time 14 00:00:51,651 --> 00:00:54,888 to provide critical information for weather forecasts, 15 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:56,523 sever weather prediction, 16 00:00:56,523 --> 00:00:59,459 lightning detection, and solar activity. 17 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:06,032 The latest satellite is GOES-T, which will be renamed GOES-18 when it reaches orbit. 18 00:01:06,032 --> 00:01:09,469 GOES-T will be the third satellite in the series 19 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:12,972 and is expected to replace the current GOES-17 satellite 20 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:14,674 in the GOES West orbit. 21 00:01:14,674 --> 00:01:18,745 In this position, the satellite will continue GOES West's legacy 22 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:23,750 of keeping watch over the Pacific Ocean, the western U.S. and the U.S. territories. 23 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:30,890 It will provide complete satellite coverage for the weather systems that impact Hawaii and Alaska. 24 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:35,028 It will provide critical data over the northeastern Pacific, 25 00:01:35,028 --> 00:01:39,099 where many of the weather systems affecting the continental U.S. originate. 26 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:44,604 It will monitor and track tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean. 27 00:01:45,371 --> 00:01:50,076 It will help identify and track wildfires across the western U.S. 28 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:54,647 It will assist in search and rescue efforts around the U.S. 29 00:01:54,647 --> 00:01:59,185 and its surrounding waters as part of NOAA's SARSAT system. 30 00:01:59,185 --> 00:02:04,157 And help monitor and track weather phenomena that impact the western U.S., 31 00:02:04,157 --> 00:02:05,525 like dust storms, 32 00:02:05,525 --> 00:02:06,893 monsoons, 33 00:02:06,893 --> 00:02:08,261 marine fog, 34 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:10,997 atmopsheric rivers and more. 35 00:02:11,564 --> 00:02:15,101 The GOES Series of satellites supports NOAA's mission 36 00:02:15,101 --> 00:02:19,839 to provide secure and timely access to global environmental data 37 00:02:19,839 --> 00:02:24,043 and information from satellites and other sources to promote and protect 38 00:02:24,043 --> 00:02:29,449 the Nation's security, environment, economy and quality of life. 39 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:31,751 Logo: NOAA Satellite and Information Service 40 00:02:31,751 --> 00:02:33,853 www.nesdis.noaa.gov 41 00:02:34,754 --> 00:02:36,723 NASA Meatball 42 00:02:36,723 --> 00:02:39,125 GOES-T Logo