2009 EARTH SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES |
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| NASA, NOAA SET TO LAUNCH GOES-O SATELLITE
720P/59.94 | G09-HD004 | 3/20/09 | 8:00 | GOES-O is set for an upcoming launch in the April-May, 2009 time frame and it will be the latest in a series of satellites that has forecasted the development of severe weather for over 25 years. Operated by NOAA and launched by NASA, GOES-O will continue providing critical data used for real-time weather prediction on Earth as well as space weather events.
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| ITEM (1): GOES-O Beauty Shot Animation - An artist concept of the spacecraft. GOES operates as a constellation of two satellites sitting in geosynchronous orbit above the equator and observing 60 percent of Earth's surface at all times. This enables the satellite to accurately locate and predict approaching severe weather.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (2): GOES and POES In Orbit Animation - Since 1960, NOAA has operated a fleet of Polar-orbiting Environmental Satellites called POES, complimented by the higher altitude (36,000km) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). The stationary GOES satellites give a constant view from two points in space, while the polar-orbiting satellites circle the Earth at a lower altitude (860km) once every 102 minutes. These two systems provide continuous data about the global atmosphere.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (3): Three-Axis Vibration Testing Footage - The GOES-O spacecraft, built by Boeing, is a three-axis body stabilized geosynchronous weather satellite. The very first GOES satellites rotated around a single axis and data was lost every time the camera spun with the spacecraft. Being a three-axis stabilized satellite, GOES-O allows a constant view of Earth.
Courtesy: Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.
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| ITEM (4): GOES-O Sounder and Imager Installation - The sounder and imager instruments on the GOES-O spacecraft enable continuous delivery of visuals of Earth's surface, oceans, cloud cover, surface temperature and water vapor. The resolution of the images that will be provided by GOES-O has increased, which allows more detailed scientific measurements and more accurate prediction of severe weather events.
Courtesy: Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.
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| ITEM (5): GOES Imagery and Visualizations - A montage of GOES images and visualizations from previous GOES satellites.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (6): GOES-O Interview Excerpts - Interview with Andre Dress, NASA Deputy Project Manager for the GOES-N series. Andre Dress talks about the orbit and advantages of the accuracy provided by the new GOES satellites.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (7): GOES-O Interview Excerpts - Interview with Tom Wrublewski, NOAA GOES-O Satellite Acquisition Manager. Tom Wrublewski speaks about GOES-O being critical for the daily weather monitoring.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (8): GOES-O Interview Excerpts - Interview with Steve Benner, NASA Instruments System Manager for GOES-O. Steve Benner speaks about the benefit of increased resolution of the images delivered by GOES-O.
Courtesy: NASA
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