File:GOES-P launched by Delta IV rocket.jpg
Summary
An exhaust cloud forms at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Space_Launch_Complex_37" class="extiw" title="en:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37">Launch Complex 37</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station" class="extiw" title="en:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station">Cape Canaveral Air Force Station</a> in Florida as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Launch_Alliance" class="extiw" title="en:United Launch Alliance">United Launch Alliance</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV" class="extiw" title="en:Delta IV">Delta IV</a> rocket carrying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" class="extiw" title="en:NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES-P" class="extiw" title="en:GOES-P">GOES-P</a> meteorological satellite lifts off at 6:57 p.m. EST. GOES-P, the latest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_Operational_Environmental_Satellite" class="extiw" title="en:Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite">Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite</a>, was developed by NASA for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" class="extiw" title="en:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a>, or NOAA. The GOES-P spacecraft will be placed in a 22,300-mile-high <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/geosynchronous_orbit" class="extiw" title="en:geosynchronous orbit">geosynchronous orbit</a> where it will appear to hover over a single point on Earth. The spacecraft is outfitted with a complex suite of observation instruments and cameras so it can accurately report on weather and climate conditions on Earth.
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| current | 19:13, 6 January 2017 | | 2,150 × 3,000 (2.4 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | An exhaust cloud forms at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Space_Launch_Complex_37" class="extiw" title="en:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37">Launch Complex 37</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station" class="extiw" title="en:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station">Cape Canaveral Air Force Station</a> in Florida as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Launch_Alliance" class="extiw" title="en:United Launch Alliance">United Launch Alliance</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV" class="extiw" title="en:Delta IV">Delta IV</a> rocket carrying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" class="extiw" title="en:NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES-P" class="extiw" title="en:GOES-P">GOES-P</a> meteorological satellite lifts off at 6:57 p.m. EST. GOES-P, the latest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_Operational_Environmental_Satellite" class="extiw" title="en:Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite">Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite</a>, was developed by NASA for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" class="extiw" title="en:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a>, or NOAA. The GOES-P spacecraft will be placed in a 22,300-mile-high <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/geosynchronous_orbit" class="extiw" title="en:geosynchronous orbit">geosynchronous orbit</a> where it will appear to hover over a single point on Earth. The spacecraft is outfitted with a complex suite of observation instruments and cameras so it can accurately report on weather and climate conditions on Earth. |
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