GOES-R, our next-gen weather satellite, is delayed by a hurricane. Of course.

The weather satellite we’ve been anticipating for years has been delayed by a hurricane. This is why we can’t have nice things. GOES-R is NOAA’s next satellite. It really needs to get into space. The satellites that currently look down at our hurricanes and severe weather are at the end of their life spans. Plus, GOES-R has a lot of fancy new features that meteorologists are pretty excited about. The launch of GOES-R, which had been scheduled for Nov. 4, has been delayed. No new date was announced in NOAA’s statement, except to say it won’t happen before Nov. 16. United Launch Alliance says that the new date is Nov. 16, pending Air Force approval. More

(Source: Washington Post - Oct 19)