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GOES-S Atlas V First SRB Mate to Booster

NASA/Ben Smegelsky2018-02-01

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

A solid rocket booster (SRB) is lifted for mating to a United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage in the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The SRB will be help boost NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-S, to orbit. GOES-S is the second in a series of four advanced geostationary weather satellites that will significantly improve the detection and observation of environmental phenomena that directly affect public safety, protection of property and the nation's economic health and prosperity. GOES-S is slated to launch March 1, 2018.

Details

  • Title: GOES-S Atlas V First SRB Mate to Booster
  • Creator: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
  • Date Created: 2018-02-01
  • Location: VIF; Pad 41
  • Rights: KSC
  • Album: ajwatso3

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