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GOES-R The Next Generation Weather Satellite

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
February 4, 2014
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GOES-R The Next Generation Weather Satellite
GOES-R The Next Generation Weather Satellite
NASA/NOAA

The new generation GOES-R weather satellites will carry significant improvements and technology innovation on board. GOES-R will be able to deliver a full globe scan in only 5 minutes, compared to the 25 minutes needed for the same task with the current GOES satellites.
GOES-R’s lightning mapper instrument is expected to improve warning lead time for severe storms and tornadoes by 50%. This without a doubt will help predict severe weather in advance and save more lives.

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