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On June 25, 2024, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched NOAA's latest GOES-U meteorological satellite from Kennedy Space Center at 5:26 pm local time. The GOES-U mission, a collaboration between NOAA and NASA, aims to strengthen weather observation and environmental monitoring in the Western Hemisphere. The satellite will provide unprecedented high-resolution images and atmospheric measurement data for real-time mapping of lightning activity, improvement of solar activity and space weather monitoring. This advancement will enhance weather forecasting accuracy and timeliness, supporting NOAA forecasters for decades to come.
Source: YAHOO