NOAA to move new weather satellite quickly into position

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will move its next Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) weather satellite into position over the Western United States soon after launch to speed up data delivery to the National Weather Service. The GOES-T satellite, scheduled to launch March 1 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, will be renamed GOES-18 after launch. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Jan 26)