GOES-R

First solar images from NOAA’s GOES-16 weather satellite are here!

The solar corona is so hot that it is best observed with X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) cameras.

Feb 27, 2017, 23:22 PM IST

NASA successfully launches ''next generation'' weather satellite from Florida

The satellite was rocketed into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:42 p.m. EST on Saturday (5.12 a.m. Sunday, India time) is on its way to sharpen forecasts, watches and warnings about hurricanes and storms, NASA said.

Nov 20, 2016, 14:16 PM IST

US gears up to launch the most scientifically advanced weather satellite this week!

Japan Meteorological Agency’s Himawari-8 satellite, launched in 2014 and Himawari-9, launched on November 1 have the similar capabilities of GOES-R.

Nov 16, 2016, 08:45 AM IST