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>> HELLO AND WELCOME FROM NASA
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLOOR
FOR THE CONFERENCE ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE MISSION
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GOES-T.
THIS MISSION WILL LIFT OFF ON
MARCH 1ST FROM CAPE CANAVERAL ON
BOARD A UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE
AT LA 5 ROCKET.
TODAY I'M JOINED BY A PANEL OF
EXPERTS EAGLE FOR TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE MISSION.
FIRST WE'RE JOINED BY STEVE
BOWLES AT NOAA.
FOLLOWED BY PAM SULLIVAN AT
NOAA.
JOHN, THE DIRECTOR OF JOINT
AGENCY SATELLITE DIVISION AT
NASA HEADQUARTERS SCIENCE
DIRECTORATE.
KIM DUNN FROM THE LAUNCH PROGRAM
BASED HERE AT KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER.
SCOTT MESSER, AT UNITED LAUNCH
ALLIANCE, AND JESSICA WILLIAMS,
LAUNCH OFFICER AT SPACE LAUNCH
DELTA 45.
WE'LL BE TAKING QUESTIONS FROM
THE MEDIA OVER THE PHONE, AND WE
INVITE THE CONVERSATION ONLINE
USING #READY TO GOES.
STEEL STEVE BOLES, WE'LL START
WITH YOU.
WE SIT AT THE LAUNCH OF THE
SATELLITE.
WE'RE SUPPORTED BY ENTIRE NATION
WHO RELIES ON AND BELIEVES IN
THE VALUE OF THE OBSERVATION.
GOES-T IS THE THIRD OF THE
GOES-R SERIES THAT HAS IMPROVED
WHETHER FORECAST SINCE IT WAS
FIRST LAUNCH IN 2016.
THE GOES SERIES HAS
REVOLUTIONIZED SEVERE MONITORING
FOR US.
WITH REGARD TO STORMS AND OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS SUCH AS
WILDFIRES, WHICH ARE ALWAYS A
THREAT TO THE WESTERN STATES,
THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE GOES T
WILL ALLOW US TO SEE A BIGGER
PICTURE ACROSS THE HEMISPHERE
WHILE READING THE FINE PRINT OF
WHAT IS HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY
AROUND THE EARTH.
GOES LOOKS NOT ONLY AT EARTH BUT
LOOKS UP AT THE SUN HELPING
NOAA, A U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING SPACE
WEATHER, AND ISSUING ALERTS,
FORECASTS AND WARNINGS, TO STAY
ON TOP OF THE SOLAR RADIATION
STORMS THAT ASK POSE HIGH RISK
TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ACROSS THE U.S. AND ACROSS THE
PLANET.
NOAA DEVELOPS THE PROGRAM
THROUGH A NOAA-NASA OFFICE
OPERATING THE SATELLITE AND
DISTRIBUTING DATA WORLDWIDE.
WE'LL SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE
NASA PARTICIPATION, WHILE THIS
IS A NOAA PROGRAM, IT IS
COMPLETELY A COMBINED NOAA-NASA
EFFORT.
NOAA-NASA HAS A PARTNERSHIP
DEVELOPING THE BEST SATELLITE
TECHNOLOGY MISSIONS TO HELP
DELIVER LIFE-SAVING WEATHER
FORECAST WARNINGS FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
GOES T. IS ONLY ONE OF THE
PRODUCTS AND IT WILL BE JOINED
BY MANY MORE TO COME.
LOCKHEED MARTIN DESIGNED AND
TESTS AND DELIVERED THE
LIGHTNING MAPPER.
HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES DELIVERS THE
PAYLOAD ON BOARD THE BASELINE
IMAGER ALONG WITH THE GROUND
SYSTEM I WANT TO THANK THE
ENTIRE TEAM FOR BRINGING US TO
THIS POINT.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH FOLLOWED BY
MEANS YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL
SATELLITES.
>> THE THIRD IN THE GOES-R
SERIES, TO TALK TO MORE ABOUT
THAT IS PAM SULLIVAN FROM NOAA.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS, JASMINE.
THIS PRIDES THE ONLY CONTINUOUS
COVERAGE OF WEATHER AND
HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN
HEMISPHERE, PROTECTING THE LIVES
AND PROPERTY OF THE 1 BILLION
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE AMERICAS
WERE THIS IS EVEN MORE CRITICAL
NOW AS THE U.S. EXPERIENCES A
RECORD NUMBER OF BILLION-DOLLAR
DISASTERS.
GOES 2, ASK THE THIRD SATELLITE
IN THE GOES-R SERIES WHICH IS
NOAH'S SIXTH GENERATION
STATIONARY OBSERVING SYSTEM.
PLANNING FOR THE GOES-R SERIES
BEGAN IN 1999, AND R AND S WERE
LAUNCHED IN 2016 AND 2018
RESPECTIVELY.
THE GOES R SATELLITES WILL
CONTINUE OPERATIONS INTO THE
2030s.
GOES-T SATELLITE IS SIMILAR TO
ITS OLDER SIBLING, BUT THERE ARE
APPLIED LESSONS LEARNS.
THE MAIN CHANGE IS THE THERMAL
SYSTEM THE BASELINE IMAGER TO
AVOID THE ANOMALY SCENE THAT
CAUSE THE DETECTERS TO OVERHEAT.
IT HAS A BETTER TRACK CONDITIONS
THAT MIGHT AFFECT WEATHER
SIGNALS, ACCURACY AND SPACE
TOURISTS.
ONCE IN ORBIT, IT WILL GO OVER
THE WEST COAST AND THE PACIFIC
ASSOCIATION.
MOST OF THE WEATHER THAT EFFECTS
THE U.S. TRAVELS IN THE WEST TO
EAST DIRECTION.
SO THE WESTERN SATELLITE GIVES
US GREAT UP STREAM VIEW OF WHAT
IS COMING.
GOES T WILL MONITOR CONDITIONS
THAT ARE HAZARDOUS IN THE WEST
SUCH AS WILDFIRES, SMOKE,
BLINDING DUST STORMS AND THE
PHENOMENON OF ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS
THAT FLOODED BRITISH COLUMBIA
LAST YEAR.
IT THE GOES-R SERIES SATELLITES
HELP EVERY DAY.
THEY PREDICT HURRICANES,
THUNDERSTORMS, FLOODS AND FIRES.
THE GOES-R SATELLITES PROVIDE
60-TIMES MORE IMAGERY AND THEY
CAN SPOT TORONTO AND DAMAGING
WINDS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE THE
NOAA-NASA ACADEMY FOR THE U.S.
AND ACROSS THE WESTERN
HEMISPHERE.
>> THANK YOU, PAM.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER THE GOES
PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION
BETWEEN NASA AND NOAA.
TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT IS
THE DIRECTOR OF THE JOINT AGENCY
SATELLITE DIVISION AT NASA
HEADQUARTERS SCIENCE
DIRECTORATE.
>> AS JASMINE MENTIONED, OUR
MISSION IS PART OF THE SCIENCE
MISSION DIRECTORATE.
WE MANAGE ON BEHALF OF OPERATION
SATELLITE.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH NOAA FOR
MORE THAN 50 YEARS ON THE
NATION'S TERRESTRIAL, POLAR AND
VIBRATION POINT ORBITS.
OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL, HAVING SIGNIFICANTLY
ADVANCED THE NATION'S EARTH
OBSERVATIONS, SEVERE STORM AND
HUGE PREDICTION AND CLIMATE
OBSERVATION.
OVER THE YEARS THE NOAA-NASA
PARTNERSHIP HAS SUCCESSFULLY
DEPLOYED MORE THAN 60 WEATHER
SATELLITES.
NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
FORMULATION, DEVELOPMENT,
LAUNCH, AND INITIAL OPERATION OF
THE GOES-T SATELLITE.
NASA HEADQUARTERS AT A SAND NOAA
ARE COMMITTED TO THE CONTINUED
SUCCESS OF THE GOES-R PROGRAM
AND IT'S FINAL MEGS IS SCHEDULED
TO LAUNCH IN 2024.
OUR TEAMS HAVE ESTABLISHED
COLLABORATIVE WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS AND ARE STRIVING
TO MEET THE WEATHER AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S. AND THE
WORLD.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT OUR
PARTNERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO BE
STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL.
BACK TO YOU, JASMINE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BEFORE NOAA CAN PERFORM IT'S
SCIENTIFIC MISSION, IT HAS TO
LUNCH.
HERE TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IS
TIM DUNN AT KENNEDY'S SPACE
CENTER.
OVER TO YOU, TIM.
>> THANK YOU, JASMINE.
I'M PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY TO
REPRESENT THE WOMEN AND MEN OF
NASA'S LAUNCH PROGRAM AND I'M
PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO BE
DIRECTOR OF THE GOES MISSION.
THE ENGINEERS AND ANALYSTS TAKE
GREAT PRIDE IN LAUNCHING THIS
NEXT GENERATION WEATHER
SATELLITE, A TRUE NATIONAL
ASSET.
AND AS A HURRICANE-WEARY
FLORIDIAN, I APPRECIATE THIS
SPACECRAFT.
GROWING UP IN ALABAMA, EVERYONE
WATCHED THE BEST METEOROLOGIST
IN THE VALLEY, H.D. BAGLEY IN
HUNTSVILLE.
H.D. WOULD HAVE LOVED GOES-R
SERIES OF DATA.
NASA HAS A TERRIFIC RECORD
FLYING ON ATLAS 5.
GOES-T WILL BE OUR 22ND MISSION.
WE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED
MISSIONS TO JUPITER, THE MOON,
THE SUN, FIVE SPACECRAFT TO
MARS.
TWO PREVIOUS GOES AS WELL AS
THREE TEACHER SPACECRAFT.
ADDITIONALLY GOES-T WILL BE THE
92ND ATLAS 5 LAUNCH OVER ALL AND
THE 99TH OVER ALL MISSION FOR
NASA'S LAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAM.
GOES 2, WILL RAUNCHING ON AN AT
SLICK 41.
IF HAS LAUNCHED 45 LAUNCHES TO
DATE.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU
SOME VIDEO WITH GREAT VIEWS OF
FLIGHT HARDWARE ASSEMBLING THE
FLIGHT LAUNCH VEHICLE AND
SPACECRAFT.
PLEASE ROLL THE VIDEO.
HERE YOU SEE IT BEING OFF LOADED
BACK LAST FALL.
THIS IS THE ARRIVAL OF THE
ROCKET SHIP CARRYING THE ATLAS 5
BUILT IN DECATUR, ALABAMA.
YOU SEE THE TRANSPORT OF THE
SECOND STAGE AND TO THE FIRST
STAGE.
WE ERECOGNIZED THE FIRST STAGE
ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE POSITIONING
OF THE SPACECRAFT OVER IN
TITUSVILLE, YOU SEE IT
INCAPSULATED IN THAT BEAUTIFUL
PAYLOAD BEARING.
THIS WAS JUST LAST WEEK,
TRANSPORT OF THAT ASSEMBLY
ACROSS KENT SPACE CENTER TO THE
CAPE, AND THIS IS THE ERECTION
OF THAT ENCAPSULATED ASSEMBLY
AND MATE TO THE TOP OF THE ATLAS
5 ROCKET.
GREAT CARE IN HANDLING HERE, AND
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT
WE'LL SEE ON MONDAY WITH ROLL
OUT TO THE LAUNCH BAD.
THIS IS A VIDEO FROM FOUR YEARS
AGO WHEN WE LAUNCHED GOES-S.
BEFORE I PROCEED ON, IF THOSE
VIDEOS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE A LOT
OF FUN AND THEY INTEREST
UNFORTUNATELY SO A NOTE TO THE
NEXT GENERATION OF SPACECRAFT
WORKERS, ROCKET SCIENTISTS,
PROGRAM HALLELUJAHS WITH,
WONDERFUL WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE
TO GET TO DO IT, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP AIMING
HIGH TOWARDS YOUR SPACE DREAMS.
THE GOES-T LAUNCH CAMPAIGN HAS
GONE VERY SMOOTH THIS PAST
TUESDAY WE PERFORMED THE
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS TEST BETWEEN
THE SPACECRAFT AND ROCKET.
ALSO THAT DAY, NASA AND LAUNCH
TEAM HELD OUR FLIGHT READINESS
REVIEW.
WE ASSESSED ALL PRE-LAUNCH
PREPARATION FOR THE MISSION.
THEN ON WEDNESDAY WE PERFORMED A
MISSION DRESS REHEARSAL, AND WE
EXERCISED THE ENTIRE LAUNCH
TEAM, NOAA, LOCKHEED MARTIN AND
SPACE FORCE.
EARLIER THIS MORNING WE
CONDUCTED THE LAUNCH READINESS
REVIEW FOR THE GOES T MISSION.
SENIOR PASSENGERS WE ASSETTED
THE ENTIRE READINESS OF THE
ROCKET AND RANGE ASSETS TO
PROCEED WITH LAUNCH NEXT
TUESDAY.
ON MONDAY, WE'LL BEGIN OUR FINAL
LAUNCH PREPARATIONS AT
10:00 A.M. EASTERN APPROXIMATELY
ONE QUARTER MILE NORTH TO THE
LAUNCH PAD COMPLEX 41, AND THEN
THE CREW WILL LOAD APPROXIMATELY
26,000 GALLONS OF RP 1 FUEL IN
THE FUEL TANK.
ON THE NEXT DAY, TUESDAY, THE
LAUNCH CREW WILL BEGIN THE
POWER-ON SEQUENCE FOR THE
SPACECRAFT.
THE LAUNCH CREW WILL PURCHASE.
FOLLOWING TUESDAY AFTERNOON BY
THE LOADING OF THE CRYOGENIC
PROPEL ATLANTAINGS.
THE LIQUID OXYGEN WILL BE LOADED
IN THE FIRST STAGE AND THEN
LIQUID HYDROGEN IN THE SECOND
STAGE FUEL TANK.
FLIGHT TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED
ALONG WITH TESTS WITH THE
EASTERNEL.
AND THEN WE'LL LAUNCH AT WITH A
TWO HURRY LAUNCH WINDOW.
THE SPACECRAFT, THE LAT HAS 5
ROCKET AND SPACE EQUIPMENT IS
ALL READY IN THE COMBINED
GOVERNMENT-LAUNCH CONTRACT, AND
THEY'LL CONTINUE WITH THESE.
>> JOINING US NOW TO TALK IS
SCOTT MESSER PROGRAM MANAGER
WITH UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE.
>> I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE
GOES-T LAUNCH AND TELL YOU HOW
EXCITED WE ARE TO BE HERE AS WE
PREACH TO LAUNCH GOES-T FOR NOAA
IN COLLABORATION WITH NASA.
AS TIM MENTIONED, LAUNCH PRESS
ENGINES ARE PROCEEDING OH
UNDERGOING FINAL LAUNCH
PREPARATIONS.
REALLY TO THE PAD IS PLANNED FOR
MONDAY, THE 28TH.
ONCE AT THE PAD WE'LL UNDER GO
FINAL LAUNCH PREPARATION IN
PREPARATION FOR A LAUNCH
1ST LAUNCH.
WE'RE PROUD OF THE TRUST THAT
HAS BEEN PLACED IN US FROM NASA
AND NOAA TO DELIVER GHOST-T TO
ITS ORBIT.
SATELLITES HAVE PLAYED A VITAL
ROLL IN WEATHER FORECASTING AND
IN FACT, ACTUAL A AND IT'S
LAUNCH HISTORIES HAVE LAUNCHED
EVERY SATELLITES THAT HAVE EVER
BEEN LAUNCHED.
THE ULA WILL DELIVER GHOST GHOST
WHICH WILL PLACE THE SPACECRAFT
CLOSER TO IT AND ALLOW FOR A
LONGER MISSION LIFE.
THE FIRST FIVE ATLAS P- THE
VEHICLE HAS A FIVE-METER FARING
AND FOUR SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS
AND WILL STAND 196 FEET TALL
WHEN IT IS FULLY READY TO
LAUNCH.
THE ATLAS WILL WEIGH MORE THAN
$1 MILLION AND PRODUCE
$2 MILLION OF THRUST AT LIFT
OFF.
AS MENTIONED THIS WILL BE THE.
>> WE HAVE THE LAUNCH OF ATLAS 5
OVER ALL ALL OF WHICH HAS BEEN
DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE MISSION
SUCCESS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.
NOW WE'LL HAVE A SHORT VIDEO
SHOWING THE LAUNCH PROFILE AND
WHAT TO EXPECT ON LAUNCH DAY.
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>> AND WE HAVE LIFT OFF ATLAS 5
ROCKET.
>> THE RD MAIN ENGINE AND SOLID
ROCKET BOOSTERS UNITE TO LIFT
THE ATLAS 5 ROCKET AWAY FROM THE
PAD.
TOGETHER, THE MAIN YENGICH AND
SRBs GENERATE A.
SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, PAT HAS
BEGINS A PITCH OVER MILE NO. THE
ATLAS 5 REACHES MACH 1, THE
SPEED OF SOUND, IN 35 SECONDS.
51 SECONDS INTO FLIGHT, THE
FIRST TWO GEM 63 SOLID ROCKET
BOOSTERS ARE JETTISONED.
THE REMAINING TWO ARE JETTISONED
TWO SECONDS LATER.
DURING DESCENT, THE SPACECRAFT
IS PROTECTED BY A PAYLOAD
FARING.
AT APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES
3003 SECONDS, THE PAYLOAD FARING
IS JETTISONED.
AT 4 MINUTES 23 SECONDS THE MAIN
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN.
SIX SECONDS LATER THE P.M. THE
VEHICLE NOW WEIGHS A LITTLE MORE
THAN 5% OF WHAT IT DID AT LIFT
OFF.
AT FOUR MINUTES 45 SECONDS THE
FIRST MAIN BERTH BEGINS.
THE MAIN ENGINE WILL PERFORM
THREE ENGINE.
THREE HOURS, 32 MINUTES 56
SECONDS AFTER LIFT OFF, ULA
SEASON TOUR RELEASES THE GOES-T
SATELLITE WHERE IT WILL PROVIDE
NOAA AND NASA MEASUREMENTS OF
THE EARTH'S WESTERN HEMISPHERE,
SOLAR ENERGY AND SPACE WEATHER
MONITORING.
>> YEAH, EVEN AFTER DOING THIS
OVER 52 TIMES IN MY CAREER, I
TILL AS WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO WITH THE GOES-T
SPACECRAFT.
THE ENTIRE TEAM IS LOOKING
FORWARD AND VERY EXCITED FOR A
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH.
BACK TO YOU, JASMINE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCOTT.
WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED WITH YOU.
BEFORE GOES-T CAN MEASURE THE
WEATHER WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT IS READY TO LAUNCH.
WE'LL TALK WITH JESSICA WILLIAMS
AT SPACE LAUNCH DELTA 45.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, JASMINE.
WE'VE HAD BEAUTIFUL WEATHER HERE
IN FLORIDA, SUN, DRY CONDITIONS
AND ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WILL COME TO
AN END WHERER EARLY TOMORROW
WE'LL HAVE A COLD FRONT MOVE
THROUGH, THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
AND WHAT THIS WILL DO, IT WILL
GIVE US ENHANCED CHANCES FOR
CONVECTIVE RAIN SHOWERS MOVING
ONSHORE.
VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR
LIGHTNING.
WE'RE BE MONITORING THAT CLOSELY
IF WE GO TO OUR LAUNCH DAY
FORECAST, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT
FRONT DOES NOT JUST GET OUT OF
HERE ON MONDAY.
IT LINGERS AND WE'RE GOING TO
SEE AN ELEVATED CHANCE OF
CONVECTIVE RAIN POWERS MOVING
FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS.
WITH TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND
THE SAME 68 DEGREES, IF
ANY,ITE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
PANELISTS FOR THOSE
INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEW OF
THE MISSION.
NOW IT IS TIME FOR OUR Q&A
PORTION OF THE NEWS CONFERENCE.
WE'RE TAKING QUESTIONS FROM THE
MEDIA OVER THE PHONE TO SUBMIT
YOUR QUESTION PLEASE PRESS STAR
1.
YOU CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON
SOCIAL MEDIA USING #READY TO
GOES.
OUR FIRST COMES FROM STEPHEN
CLARK OVER THE PHONE.
ARE YOU WITH US, STEPHEN?
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SPACEX
LAUNCH NEXT WEEK.
AND WILL IT SUPPORT YOUR LAUNCH
AND THE FALCON 9 LAUNCH THE SAME
DAY IF IT COMES TO IT.
AND ANOTHER QUESTION FOR STEVE,
I BELIEVE.
THANKS.
>> OKAY.
I'LL TAKE THE FIRST PART OF THAT
THANK YOU, TUESDAY IS CONFIRMED
FOR OUR PRIMARY DATE.
AND SHOULD WE NOT BE ABLE TO
LAUNCH ON EITHER OF THOSE TWO
DAYS OR THEY ARE APPROVED FOR A
LAUNCH ON THURSDAY, MARCH 3RD.
RIGHT NOW AFTER OUR PRELIMINARY
DISCUSSIONS, IT DOES LOOK LIKE
ALL PARTIES WILL BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT MORNING FALCON 9 LAUNCH
FOR SPACEX SINCE THEY HAVE FIRST
APPROVAL ON THAT DATE, AND THEN
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LAUNCH IN THAT
AFTERNOON 4:37 SLOT WHEN IT
COMES TO THURSDAY.
THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLEXITY TO
THAT QUESTION, STEVE.
THERE ARE OVERFLIGHT CONCERNS.
CAN CREWS SUCCESSFULLY BUT I'M
REALLY PROUD, THE WHOLE TEAM HAS
COME TOGETHER.
WE'VE SEEN THE SCENARIO POSSIBLY
PRESENT ITSELF OVER THE PAST FEW
WEEKS.
THERE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING AMOUNT
OF TEAM WORK, AND IT DOES LOOK
ACHIEVABLE IF WE GET OURSELVES
IN THAT SITUATION.
WE'LL VERY DIRECT EVERYONE.
WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE TUESDAY
LAUNCH, MARCH 1ST FOR GOES AND
EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY GOOD FOR
THAT OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW.
>> WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT
CONTINUITY AND THE LONG HISTORY
OF SUCCESSFUL GOES OPERATIONS,
LAUNCHES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE MISSIONS.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
ONE AND THE FOURTH ONE IN TWO
YEARS.
BUT WE'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR A
LONG TIME.
THESE ARE LONG-TERM ASSETS AND
TAKE A LONG TIME TO DEVELOP
PROPERLY, AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON
CONTINUITY.
BUT WE HAVE LOWERED OUR
SATELLITES THAT DO WEATHER
FORECASTING AND SPACE WEATHER
OPERATIONS.
IN THAT MIX OF SATELLITES, WE
ARE WORKING WITH NOAA AND
WORKING IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS,
SOME COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR
HOSTING PAYLOADS.
WE'RE FLYING A HOSTED PAYLOAD
THIS SUMMER FOR ONE OF OUR
PIECES OF PORTFOLIO.
AND IN THE LEO CONSTELLATION
WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE IN THE
MIXTURE OF GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
IN THE WAY WE DELIVER SMALL
SATELLITES AND MEDIUM SATELLITES
IN SPACE.
THE NEXT GOES, GOXO, IS A LARGE
SATELLITE SIMILAR IN NATURE OF
WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE.
BUT LOOKING BEYOND THE STRAIGHT
WEATHER FORECASTING TO DOING ALL
NOAA OBSERVATIONS, ATMOSPHERIC
COMPOSITION IN DECISION TO THE
IMAGING MAPPING THAT WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW.
SO THE GROWING CLIMATE AND
OPERATION I THINK INSTRUMENTS
THAT ARE NEEDED TO ENHANCE THE
INFORMATION THAT WE DELIVER.
SHORT ANSWER, IS IT ACROSS THE
BOARD LOOKING AT THE LEGACY
APPROACHES OF LARGE SATELLITES.
GEOSTATIONARY IS THE BEST PLACE
FOR THOSE.
BUT OTHER PIECES OF OUR
PORTFOLIO INCLUDING BUSINESS
PARTNERSHIPS GETTING OUR
SATELLITE NOOSE ORBIT.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE
QUESTIONS.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM
TWITTER FOR SCOTT MESSER.
WHAT THRESHOLDS ARE THERE FOR
THE LAUNCH VEHICLE?
>> YES, JESSICA MIGHT BE ABLE TO
ANSWER THE SPECIFICS OF THAT
MORE CAREFULLY, BUT OUR TEAM HAS
A VERY COMPLEX AND EFFICIENT
PROCESS FOR MEASURING THOSE
UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND GETTING
READY TO GO.
AND JESSICA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
KNOW THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS.
>> I DO NOT KNOW THE SPECIFIC
NUMBERS.
WE CALL IT A BLACK BOX BUT WE DO
FORECAST AT LEAST LOW, MODERATE
OR HIGH AT TIMES AND SHOW THE
UPPER LEVEL WIND CHARTS SO WE
CAN SEE ANY SPIKES THAT MAY
CAUSE WIND SHEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
THE NEXT WILL BE FOR STEVE OR
PAM, THE SUN IS GOING INTO AN
ACTIVE PERIOD WITH THE NEXT
SOLAR MAXIMUM PREDICTED TO BE
2025.
HOW WILL GOES-T HELP MONITOR
SOLAR FLAIRS AND MASS EJECTS
THAT CAN LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES
AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS ON EARTH?
>> YES, A BIG PART OF THOSE OF
THAT MISSION IS DOING SOLAR
OBSERVATIONS AND ALSO
MEASUREMENTS OF SPACE WEATHER.
WE'RE CARRYING FOUR DIFFERENT
SPACE WEATHER INSTRUMENTS.
WE HAVE AN ULTRAVIOLET IMAGER
THAT WILL SEE THINGS LIKE THE
SUN'S MASS EJECTIONS.
WE HAVE THE RADIANCE MONITOR
THAT MONITORS THE OUTPUT OF THE
SUN.
THAT'S ONE WAY TO SEE THE
INCREASED ACTIVITY AS WE MOVE
TOWARDS SOLAR MAX.
AND OH TWO OTHER SENSORS, WE
MEASURE THE FLUX OF THE
SATELLITE AND THE MAGNETIC
FIELD.
THOSE SENSORS SEE WHEN THE SUN
IS BEING VERY ACTIVE AND CAUSING
DISTURBANCES NEAR THE EARTH.
THAT'S ONE THE GOES-R, GOES-S
AND T SATELLITE ALSO MICK UP
THOSE.
AND ON GOES-U WE'LL BE CARING A
PAYLOAD.
A KHRONOGRAPH THAT WILL DETECT
WHERE OUR INSTRUMENT RIGHT NOW
CAN SEE FLAIRS AS THEY HAPPEN ON
THE SUN, THIS WILL BE ABLE TO
SEE THE FLAIRS AS THEY MOVE AWAY
FROM THE SUN, AND GIVE US A
BETTER SENSE OF WHAT DIRECTION
THEY'RE MOVING AND WHETHER OR
NOT THEY WOULD AFFECT THE EARTH.
STEVE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU
WANTED TO ADD TO THAT?
>> YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB
ANSWERING IT, THANK YOU.
AND THE NEXT QUESTION IS FOR
JOHN.
YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE LONG HITTER
OF LAB RATION WHAT IS THE NEXT
STEP COMING UP.
>> STEVE DID ANSWER THE QUESTION
ABOUT GOXO.
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH PAM, THE
DIRECTOR FOR GOES-R.
WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH NASA ON
A COUPLE OF NEW PROGRAMS.
ONE IS THE NEXT GENERATION LOWER
EARTH PROGRAM.
THE OTHER ONE IS A SERIES OF
SPACE WEATHER ADMISSIONS THAT
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY
STARTED BY THE DISCOVER MISSION,
IT WILL BE CONTINUED WITH THE
FOLLOW-ON MISSION IN 2025, AND
THEN CARRYING MISSIONS BEYOND
THAT.
WE'RE ACTIVELY COLLABORATING ON
THOSE AND ALSO LOOKING AT
OPPORTUNITIES TO HOST PAYLOADS.
WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL THAT ON
THE JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM
THREE MISSION, NOAA WAS ABLE TO
PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
HOSTED PAYLOAD.
DELIBERATE INSTRUMENT WHICH IS
GOING TO CONDUCT VITAL RADIATION
VITAL INSTRUMENTS.
THAT ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE'RE
COLLABORATING IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT.
>> AND IF I COULD, I WOULD LIKE
TO ADD TO THAT.
JOHN REFERRED WELL TO THE
MISSIONS THAT WE HAVE IN THE
PIPELINE, ALREADY IN
DEVELOPMENT.
BUT THE NEXT ONE IS A LOWER
EARTH ORBIT QUICK SOUNDER THIS
ANSWERS THE EARLIER QUESTION.
HOW DO WE SHORTEN THE TIMELINE
OF DEVELOPING MISSIONS AND HOW
DO WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
INVESTMENT IN LOWER EARTH
SATELLITE.
ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO FIND A
FLEXIBLE WAY TO WORK WITH NASA
AND ENGAGE THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACECRAFT
DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY WE'VE
DONE IN THE PAST SO WE CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THESE LINE, IF YOU
WILL, OF SPACECRAFT WHILE WE
FOCUS ON THE CRITICAL PART, THE
INSTRUMENTATION AND THE DATA WE
HAVE DOWN.
AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT BALANCE OF
INVESTMENT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
NASA.
AND THE LAST POINT I WOULD SAY
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HARDWARE.
THIS IS WHERE LAUNCHING BIG
HARDWARE INTO SPACE.
THE MOST EXCITING LABOR RATION
IS IN THE RESEARCH OF USING THE
DATA AND HOW TO USE IT
EFFECTIVELY AND THE TRANSLATION
OF THE DATA TO USERS AROUND THE
WORLD WHO BENEFIT FROM THE
INFORMATION WE PROVIDE.
THAT'S ABOUT THE RESEARCH AND
SHARED PARTNERSHIP, AND ALONG
WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS IN
MAKING THE DATA USEFUL.
THAT'S THE RICH RETURN OF
INVESTMENT ON THESE SATELLITES
ON THE UTILIZATION ON THESE
DATA.
>> I BELIEVE STEPHEN CLARK IS ON
THE PHONE WITH ANOTHER QUESTION.
STEPHEN, ARE YOU WITH US?
>> I AM, THANKS FOR GIVING ME
ANOTHER ROUND.
THE QUESTION FOR JESSICA, HOW IS
THE WEATHER FORECAST LOOKING FOR
ROLL OUT ON MONDAY MORNING?
I THINK THAT COLD FRONT IS
COMING THROUGH.
ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS WITH
WINDS AND WEATHER IMPACTING THE
ROLL OUT ON MONDAY MORNING?
AND FOR TIM, LOOKING AHEAD, JUST
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN UPDATE FOR
THE REST OF THE YEAR ON THE
LAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAM MISSIONS
PLAN FOR THE REST OF 2022?
THANKS.
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
WE'LL GET A MOSTLY DRY COLD
FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH EARLY
IN THE MORNING ON MONDAY.
THAT WILL SWITCH THE WIND
DIRECTION AROUND FROM THE
NORTHWEST AND PICK UP THE WIND
SPEED TO 15 TO 20 MPH ON THE TOP
OF THE ROCKET AROUND 200 FEET OR
SO.
THIS IS NOT A CONCERN FOR ROLLS,
WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE COULD SEE INCREASED
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING WHICH
IS ALSO NOT A CONCERN.
THE ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE IF WE
GET ANY LIGHTNING NEARBY.
RIGHT NOW THAT THREAT LOOKS VERY
LOW.
THE CAPSTONE MISSION GOING TO
THE MOON WE'LL WATCH THE
ELECTRON ROCKET.
THAT WILL LAUNCH IN SPRING, MAY
SOMETIME.
WE'LL LAUNCH WITH A NEW PROVIDER
ON THE ROCKET 3.3 WE HAVE THE
MISSION TARGETED FOR PLANE TEAR
WINDOW OF AUGUST 1ST.
THAT'S ON A FALCON HEAVY COMPLEX
39 A.
AND THEN WE'RE REJOINING SCOTT'S
TEAM ON THE WEST COAST FOR
ANOTHER JOINT NASA NOAA MISSION
THAT WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT.
EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK FOR A
LAUNCH.
THEN WE'LL WRAP UP THE YEAR IN
NOVEMBER WITH AN INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION WITH EUROPEANS THE
SWAT MISSION, OCEAN SURFACE
OBSERVATION MISSION.
THAT'S ON FALCON 9 FROM
VANDENBERG AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
A VERY EXCITING YEAR AHEAD.
OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM THE
VIRTUAL SOCIAL.
BESIDES WEATHER FORECAST AND
CLIMATE CHANGE WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE SURPRISING THINGS THAT GOES
CAN HELP US MONITOR?
PAM SULLIVAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
HELP US WITH THAT QUESTION?
>> YES, SURE.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT TOOL, AND
WE'RE SURPRISED SOME OF THE
THINGS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
MONITOR.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS IS
THE MONITORING OF FIRES.
THE ADVANCE BASELINE CAMERA HAS
INCREDIBLE CAPABILITIES TO SEE
MUCH SMALLER SPATIAL--IT HAS
BETTER SPATIAL RESOLUTION AND WE
CAN SEE MUCH SMALLER FIRES WHICH
MANY TIMES THE FIRES ARE
DETECTED FIRST BY THE SATELLITE
BEFORE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY EVEN
KNOWS THAT THEY'RE THERE.
IT HAS HAD A BIG ROLE THERE.
I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT OUR
LIGHTNING MAP INSTRUMENT HAS
ALSO HAD AN INTERESTING ROLE.
IT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETECT
LIGHTNING, OF COURSE, BUT IT IS
ABLE TO DETECT WHEN THE
LIGHTNING STRIKE IS CONTINUING
CURRENT, WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS
LASTING A LONG TIME AND PUTTING
A LOT OF ENERGY INTO THE STRIKE.
THOSE CONTINUING CURRENT STRIKES
ARE THE ONES MOST LIKELY TO
CAUSE FIRES TO START.
SO IN COMBINATION THE IT HAS
PROVEN VERY EFFECTIVE FOR
FIREFIGHTING.
AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAS
SURPRISED US.
THE LIGHTNING MAPPER CAN DETECT
METEORS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WHETHER
OFFICES SOMETIMES GET CALLED
ABOUT.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE SEE A BIG FLASH
IN THE SKY OR SOMETIMES WHEN IT
IS CLOUDY THEY'LL HEAR A NOISE
AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,
BUT WITH OUR LIGHTNING MAP WE'RE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO SAY, YEP, THAT
WAS A METEOR THAT WAS
REENTERING, AND I WOULD SAY THE
LAST THING THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF
FUN IN OUR I THINK IMAGER, IT IS
ABLE TO WATCH LAUNCHES.
OUR GOES-16 IS UP THERE AND WILL
BE WATCHING GOES-18 WHEN IT
LAUNCHES.
AND IT CAN SEE THE SIGNATURE
FROM THE HEAT PLUME FROM THE
ROCKET AND SEE HOW THE ROCKET
MOVING THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE
CAUSE AS WARMING OF THE
ATMOSPHERE.
SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD LIST.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PAM.
I BELIEVE STEVE HAS SOMETHING TO
ADD.
>> YES, A COUPLE OF NEAT THINGS
FROM A SCENARIO SCIENCE
PERSPECTIVE, THE ONE THING IS
THAT GRAVITY WAVES.
WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE MOVES UP AND
DOWN YOU CAN SEE THE WEIGHT OF
GRAVITY ON ATMOSPHERE CHANGES
DENSITY AND WE CAN SEE IT MOVE
OVER TIME.
WE CAN SEE THE RIPPLES FROM
SIGNIFICANT STORM EVENTS.
IT'S BEEN UNDERSTOOD THAT IT
WOULD HAPPEN, BUT NOW WITH GOES
WE'RE SEEING IT MANY TIMES AND
IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE
PHYSICS AND DYNAMICS.
THE OTHER ONE IS NOT ADVERTISED,
BUT WITH THE VOLCANO IN THE
SOUTH PACIFIC WE CAN SEE THE
PLANET RING FROM THE EXPLOSION
FROM THE UNDERWATER VOLCANO.
THIS IS FROM THE ABI IMAGER
SEEING DIFFERENT BANDS AND THE
YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL WAVE
PROPAGATE AROUND THE PLANET AND
COME BACK A SECOND TIME.
I THINK THE TOTAL WAS SEVEN
TIMES RINGING OF THAT ONE SINGLE
VOLCANO.
WHICH IS NEAT, NUMBER ONE.
IT'S KIND OF COOL.
BUT NUMBER TWO, THAT DYNAMIC
LOOK AT THE WHOLE.
IF YOU PROBE THE SYSTEM AND SEE
HOW IT RESPONDS YOU CAN SEE HOW
THE PIECES CONNECT, AND WE'RE
CONSTANTLY FINDING WITH GREATER
RESOLUTION AND GREATER BANDS OF
FREQUENCY LOOKING AT IT FROM
DIFFERENT WAYS WE SEE PHENOMENON
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT
ABOUT, BUT SOME WE NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT AND WE'RE ABLE TO SEE MORE
OF AN ULTIMATE FROM THE OVER ALL
SYSTEM AT A RESULT.
>> WE HAVE KIM CRAMER FROM SPACE
UP CLOSE.
KEN, ARE YOU WITH US?
>> YES, I AM.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS AND FOR
ALL THE GOOD INFORMATION.
YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS.
ONE IS THE LIGHTNING.
I'M WONDERING, THE DATA YOU GET
FROM THAT, ARE YOU ABLE TO
PROVIDE ADVANCE WARNING AT ALL?
ANOTHER QUESTION IS YOU'RE GOING
TO RETIRE THE GOES-S.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE
POSITIONING IT ELSEWHERE TO KEEP
IT ACTIVE?
OR COULD YOU USE IT TO COLLECT
MORE 3D DATA SOME HOW?
AND FOR TIM, CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT THOSE ASTRO PAYLOADS, AND
WHAT THEY MIGHT BE.
THANKS.
>> LET ME START--GOES-S ACTUALLY
WON'T BE RETIRED.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT
INTO--WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN
A--IT WILL BE ONE OF OUR SPARE
SATELLITES.
REMIND ME.
THERE WAS A TAIL-END QUESTION.
>> YES, THE ADVANCE WARNING.
CAN YOU GIVE ADVANCE WARNING
WITH THAT?
>> YES, THAT IS ACTUALLY MAINLY
DESIGNED FOR THAT.
WHEN IT'S WATCHING A STORM THAT
HAS LIGHTNING IN IT RIGHT NOW,
THE--AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES,
THE RATE OF LIGHTNING INCREASES.
AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
FORECASTERS ARE ACTIVELY
WATCHING FOR WHAT THEY CALL THE
LIGHTNING JUMP BECAUSE STORMS
THAT EXHIBIT THAT ARE MORE THAN
LIKELY TO HAVE TORNADOES.
SO IT IS USED FOR FORECASTING
AND ISSUING SEVERE "WEATHER
WATCHES" AND WARNINGS WHEN THEY
SEE INCREASED LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY.
>> IF I COULD ADD ONE QUICK
THING, TOO.
THAT'S THE VALUE OF THE RICHNESS
OF THE INFORMATION, AND IT'S 50
TIMES THE PREVIOUS DATA SET FROM
PREVIOUS DATA.
THIS ALLOWS US TO BUILD UP A
HISTORYGRAHAM, AND TO LOOK AT
THESE DATA HISTORICALLY NOW THAT
WE SEE SOMETHING.
WE CAN LOOK BACK IN THE BACK
RECORDS AND SEE WHAT ARE THE
PRECURSORS WE MAY NOT HAVE
NOTICED.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO USE AI IN
OTHER WAYS TO HELP FORECASTERS
AND SEE FORECASTS THAT WE
WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN PREVIOUSLY.
THIS IS AN EXPLOSIVE GROWTH WITH
AI AND MACHINE LEARNING AND TO
ANTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY FOR
THE FORECASTERS TO USE THE DATA.
FUL.
>> I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SECOND
QUESTION.
>> YEAH, I THINK THERE WAS ONE
BURIED IN THERE.
HEY KEN, IT'S GOOD TO HEAR YOUR
VOICE.
HEARING YOUR VOICE TAKES ME BACK
TO THE SUMMER OF 2011 WHEN WE
WERE WALKING AROUND COMPLEX 17.
THAT WAS A WARM DAY WHEN YOU
WERE TAKING PICTURES.
TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT WHAT A
LAUNCH DIRECTOR KNOWS ABOUT
COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO REFER YOU TO THE BE
BUSCH WE DID ACQUIRE THE LAUNCH
SERVICES FROM AS TRADITION, AND
TROPICS IS A NEAT MISSION
BECAUSE IT IS SMALL SPACECRAFT.
AND WE'LL BUNCH TWO AT A TIME.
FOR A TOTAL OF SIX SPACECRAFTS
THAT WILL BE GOING INTO THREE
DIFFERENT PLANES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TROPICAL
SYSTEMS AND STUDYING THAT,
CYCLONE, HURRICANE FORMATION AND
THAT TYPE.
BUT I'M ONLY A HALF INCH DEEP ON
THAT TROPICS MISSION.
THE OPERATION SIDE OF LAUNCHING
THREE ROCKETS IN 45,054 DAYS IS
VERY EXCITING.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
>> ARE THOSE ALL FROM KENNEDY OR
DIFFERENT SITES?
>> THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE FROM
COMPLEX 46, 46 HERE AT THE TIP
OF THE CAPE HERE ON THE EASTERN
RANGE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TO OUR PANELIST
FORCE ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.
NOW WE HAVE ONE FOR JOHN.
HOW DO THE SATELLITES OF NASA'S
JOINT AGENCY INDICT OFFING HOW
DO THEY COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER.
>> I COULD TURN TO MY NOAA
COLLEAGUES TO TALK ABOUT THE WAY
THE POLAR ORBITING SATELLITES
AND GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
WORK TOGETHER.
BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE GETTING
OUT OF THE GOES-R SATELLITES
INCLUDING GOES-T. IS CONSTANT
MONITORING.
THEY'RE ABLE TO DWELL POUR
POFFLE THAT'S COUPLED WITH
SLIGHTLIES IN LOWER ORBITS THAT
SCAN THE EARTH.
AND THEY'RE ABLE TO GET HIGHER
RESOLUTION IMAGERY BECAUSE
THEY'RE CLOSER.
THOSE DATA SETS WORKING TOGETHER
AND I COULD TURN TO JESSICA OR
STEVE ON THAT ONE.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND
NICELY DONE, JOHN.
THE COMPLIMENTARY HIGHER
RESOLUTION WITH THE WHOLE PLANET
VIEW.
AND STATIONARY GIVES YOU ONE
SIDE OF THE PLANET.
WE REALLY DO BENEFIT FROM THE
JASON 3 WHERE THE ALTIMITRY
ALLOWS US TO SEE SUR VAS HEIGHTS
AND DEFORMATION.
WHEREAS THE WE CAN SEE A BULGE
IN THE WATER WHICH USUALLY
HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE WARM
WATER.
AND THAT TELLS US THE SEA
SURFACE TEMPERATURE.
AND THAT ENERGY GOES INTO A
HURRICANE.
THE HURRICANE FORECAST CAN TELL
US WHAT IS HAPPENING FROM GSSS
THE POLAR SATELLITE, BUT CAN'T
TELL YOU THE BASE TEMPERATURE
FROM THE OCEAN BLOW IT.
BUT COMBINING THOSE TWO FOR
HURRICANE FORECASTING MODELS
ALLOWS US TO KNOW WHEN IT IS
GOING TO GO FROM CAT 2 TO CAT 4
BECAUSE IT IS GOING OVER A WARM
SPOT IN THE OCEAN END DATED BY
THE OPTIMITRY.
AND THEN A PLUG FOR THE OTHER
MISSION THAT TIM MENTIONED SWAT,
THE NEXT GENERATION OF OCEAN
ALTIMITRY.
WE'RE ACTIVELY LOOKING AT THAT.
THAT WILL GIVE HIGHER RESOLUTION
AND ACCURACY OF THOSE SAME
MEASUREMENT THAT IS WILL ALLOW
US TO DO THOSE MEASUREMENTS
BETTER.
IT MAY TAKE A GENERATION BUT
WE'RE IN THIS FOR THE
GENERATION.
IT IS NOT A PROBLEM TO LOOK
FIVE, TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD TO
SEE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR
SERVICES.
REALLY, THE COMPLIMENTARY OF THE
LEO AND GEOTOGETHER WE USE THE
EXPLOITATION OF THE DATA
TOGETHER TO USE IT AS A GROUP.
>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.
THE NEXT IS FOR JESSICA AT THE
END.
AS AN END USER OH FOR GOES DATA
CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE USE THAT
SLD HAS FOR THESE SATELLITES?
>> YES, HAVING BEEN A
METEOROLOGIST FOR SEVERAL YEARS
I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN THE GOES-R
SERIES CAME BECAUSE WE USED TO
GET IMAGE UPDATES EVERY 30
MINUTES.
NOW WE GET THEM EVERY FIVE
MINUTES AND SOMETIMES DURING
EVENTS EVERY ONE MINUTE.
IT IS VERY GOOD TO SEE THESE
IMAGING.
YOU CAN SEE WAY AHEAD WHEN THESE
CUMULUS CLOUDS BEEN TO INCREASE
IN THEIR HEIGHT AND BECOME A
THUNDERSTORM YOU CAN WARN PEOPLE
AHEAD OF TIME.
I MISSED THE SECOND PART OF THE
QUESTION.
I GOT ON MY TANGENT.
>> WHAT USE DOES IT HAVE FOR THE
DATE IT IN GENERAL.
>> WE USE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE HAVE MONITORS WITH DIFFERENT
SATELLITE BANDS ON OUR FORECAST
WALL.
SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT INFRARED
BANDS AND INVISIBLE BAND AND
DIFFERENT SCALES SO WE'RE
MONITORING NOT ONLY TOPICS OVER
THE ATLANTA BUT UP STREAM TO OUR
WEST FOR WINTERTIME WEATHER AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE USE IT 24-7 EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT IS FOR TIM DUNN, OUR
LAUNCH DIRECTOR.
A UNIQUE THIRD BURN IS REQUIRED
TO GET GOES-T TO ITS DESIRED
ORBIT.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS?
>> THE FLIGHT DESIGN GIVEN THE
MASS OF THE SPACECRAFT, AND WE
WANT TO GO 24 MILES OUT IN
SPACE, REQUIRES SCOTT AND HIS
UNITED LAUNCH TEAM TO DO SOME
REALLY INTENSE AND COMPLEX
MISSION TRAJECTORY DESIGN WORK.
IN THIS CASE, IT REQUIRED THAT
FINAL BURN.
WE USE THE FIRST BURNS TO GET
INTO THE PROPER LOW-EARTH ORBIT,
THEN WE USE THE FINAL BURNS TO
GO OUT TO GEO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TIM.
SCOTT, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD TO THAT?
>> YEAH, I THINK TIM COVERED IT
PRETTY WELL.
THE FIRST TWO BURNS GET US READY
TO DO THE LONG THREE-HOUR COAST,
AND THEN THE SPACECRAFT COAST
WAY OUT TOWARDS THE GEOORBIT,
AND THEN WE DO THAT FINAL THIRD
BURN TO JUST GET THEM RIGHT
WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.
AND YOU KNOW, THE ATLAS VEHICLE
HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD OVER THE
YEARS.
GETTING THE SPACECRAFT RIGHT
WHERE THEY WANT TO BE DROPPED
OFF.
SO WE HOPE TO DO THE SAME THING
HERE WITH THAT THIRD BURN FOR
GOES-T.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT QUESTION CAN BE FOR
STEVE OR PAM.
WHAT INFORMATION HAVE THE GOES
SATELLITES REVEALED ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE?
>> YEAH, THE GOES SATELLITES
GOING BACK TO THE 70s.
THEY REALLY PROVIDE THAT
LONG-TERM RECORD OF ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT CLIMATE VARIABLES
WHETHER THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF
CLOUDS, THE AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION, VEGETATION
RECORDS AND IT'S REALLY THE
BENEFIT OF THE 40-YEAR ON AIR
TRACK RECORD.
NOW WITH THE LIGHTNING MAPPER
WE'RE STARTING ANEW MEASUREMENT
THAT WILL GO ON INTO THE FUTURE
AS WELL.
AND LIGHTNING IS ALSO AN
IMPORTANT CLIMATE VARIABLE.
>> I WOULD ADD TO THAT, TOO.
TO FOLLOW UP ON PAM'S POINT.
IF YOU TRY TO DIAGNOSE A PATIENT
YOU WANT A RECORD OF WHAT THE
PROPER BEHAVIOR, THE PROPER
HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE.
WHAT PAM DESCRIBED AS CLIMATE
RECORDS ARE LONG-TERM DATA
RECORDS IN SOME CASES GOING BACK
HUNDREDS OF YEARS THROUGH THREE
RINGS AND MAPPING THE
ENVIRONMENT OVER TIME.
THE PRECISION OF THAT.
IF YOU HAVE AN IS IT FAIRLY
INACCURATE OR PROXIMATE RECORD
IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO SEE A
TREND.
BUT IF YOU HAVE PRECISE RECORDS,
AND THE SIX GENERATION OF THE
SATELLITE WE CAN TRACE THE
MEASUREMENTS BACK TO 1980 AND
1990 WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO SEE
THE DATA RECORD WHICH IS
TRACEABLE AND ACCURATE.
FROM THAT INFER ACTUAL PHYSICAL
CHANGES AND THE NUMBER OF
STORMS, THE AMOUNT OF FIRE THAT
WE SEE.
THE GREEN VEGETATION INDICES.
HOW GREEN THE PLANET IS OVER
TIME, NOW ARE QUANTIFIABLE
MEASUREMENTS.
WE CAN SAY THAT IT LOOKS .001%
GREENER THAN A YEAR AGO, AND I
MADE THAT NUMBER UP, BUT YOU GET
THE POINT.
WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE PROJECTIONS
OF THE DATA AND THEN PROJECT IT
INTO THE FUTURE.
THAT'S WHY THESE MEASUREMENTS
NEED TO BE HE CAN QUESTION ITALY
ACCURATE.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW
THE MEASURE WITHIN A TENTH OF A
DEGREE BUT FOR THE ACCURATE
MODELS THAT WE USE THE DATA FOR.
>> CLIMATE CHANGE IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO US.
WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE
QUESTION.
HOW LONG ONCE GOES-T GETS INTO
THE DESIRED ORBIT THAT WE'LL
START TO SEE IMAGERY FROM IT.
>> YEAH, OUR PLAN IS OUR FIRST
LINE IMAGES WILL BE RELEASED IN
EARLY TO MIDDLE MAY.
>> WELL, WE'LL BE LOOKING
FORWARD TO MAY THIN.
I WANT TO THANK OUR PANELISTS
FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS AND
FOR THE MEDIA AND THOSE WHO
JOINED US ONLINE.
GOES-T IS SET TO LIFT OFF ON
TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST.
GUCK TO NOAA.GOV , AND YOU CAN
WATCH RIGHT HERE ON NASA TV.
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