NASA And NOAA Prepare To Launch GOES-U Satellite

GOES-U NOAA satellite transfer process (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite U (GOES-U) to observe the weather and environment has been moved to the Launch and Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

The satellite, which is transported by the C-5M Super Galaxy cargo plane, arrived on Tuesday, January 23. After arriving at the KSC area belonging to the United States Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), the satellite was taken to the Astrotech Space Operations Facility.

The satellite belonging to the National Maritime and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be launched on April 30. Before being flown on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, this satellite must carry out the final inspection process first.

GOES-U will be launched into the constellation of satellites in orbit. While in space, this satellite will provide data from the results of environmental monitoring. This data will be used by NOAA to predict and predict phenomena on Earth.

They can forecast weather, observe weather, and track local weather related to lightning, hurricanes, forest fires, and solar storms. In order for GOES-U to work according to its function, the satellite team will confirm its system before launch.

The launch service team understands the requirements satellites need to reach orbit, and this knowledge is critical in providing additional reliability to the integration process to help ensure success, said GOES-U Mission Manager Rexgehardt.

In addition to paying attention to the system, the GOES-U crew will also pay attention to refueling. Before launching, the satellite will be added 5,000 pounds of hypergolic propellants to last 15 years in orbit.

Not only refueling, the engineering team will also install the GOES-U satellite to the payload adapter and wrap it in a protective container. If all preparations have been completed, GOES-U will be moved to Launch Complex 39A and prepare to launch.