.NOAA's GOEST 🛰️ arrived in Florida on Wednesday, where it is being prepared for launch early next year. A lot still needs to be done before GOES-T makes its journey into space! Learn more about the steps involved:
First, the spacecraft team needs to carefully pack and ship GOES-T from Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colorado, where it was built, integrated with its instruments, and tested, to a facility in Florida where it will undergo final preparations for its scheduled launch in early 2022. Shipping a satellite is no small feat.
Once GOES-T arrives in Florida, it will be transported to the Astrotech Space Operations spacecraft processing facility in nearby Titusville. There it will be carefully removed from its shipping container, rotated, and placed onto a test stand to begin pre-launch processing. The GOES-S Atlas V first stage booster and Centaur upper stage arrive at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ahead of the GOES-S launch. Photo credit: NASA/Leif HeimboldGetting a satellite into geostationary orbit requires a lot of fuel — more than 5,000 pounds! Fueling needs to be done very carefully as the fuel and its vapors are toxic. The team will prepare for the hazardous operation by donning SCAPE suits that cover their bodies and provide a clean air source.
Now it’s time to secure GOES-T atop the rocket that will carry the satellite into space. This process is referred to as mating. First, the fairing containing the satellite will be transported from the Astrotech Space Operations satellite processing facility to the Vertical Integration Facility. There it will meet the launch vehicle, already stacked and awaiting its payload. A crane will lift the payload fairing to mate it with the Centaur upper stage.
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