NASA launched Third in a Series of Next-Generation Weather Satellites

March 04, 2022
Current Context: NASA, has successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites.
NASA launched Third in a Series of Next-Generation Weather Satellites
  • It is known as Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES). It is named GOES-T.
  • Once it gets positioned in its geostationary orbit it will be renamed from GOES-T to GOES-18.
  • It will further function above the US West Coast and the Pacific Ocean. Here it will monitor weather sweeping in from the west to the east over the US.
  • It was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
  • It will be used by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite will be helpful to forecast weather and hazardous environmental conditions in the Western Hemisphere.
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of NASA and NOAA: Washington D.C., United States
    • Administrator of NASA: Bill Nelson

Question: 

Q.1 Which space agency launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites i.e. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) which is named GOES-T?
a. European Space Agency (ESA)
b. China National Space Administration (CNSA)
c. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
d. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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