NOAAs GOES-U Weather Satellite Deployment
The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) has separated from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy second stage rocket.
The GOES-U spacecraft will now unfurl its solar arrays and work toward powering up and establishing communications with ground controllers.
Follow along while the team works to acquire signal from the satellite.
Continue checking NASA's GOES blog for additional mission milestones, or join the conversation and get updates on social media by following these accounts:
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