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 The GOES-M spacecraft is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fleet of 

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 weather satellites that keeps a constant watch on the Earth's ever-changing conditions. 

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 The GOES. short for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. provide early warning of 

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 storms including tornadoes and hurricanes for people on earth. 

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 They also collect information about the Earth so researchers can look for trends and patterns. 

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 An Atlas IIA rocket successfully lifted the GOES-M spacecraft into orbit on July 23. 2001. 

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 It was stored in a geosynchronous orbit until the spring of 2003 when it was put to work as GOES-East Satellite. 

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Since developing thruster problems. the spacecraft was moved in 2010 to a different orbit and it now watches South America. 

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