The GOES-U is a weather satellite that is part of the GOES-R1 system operated by NOAA2 and launched into orbit using the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
GOES-U will perform the following missions while orbiting the equator studying the weather patterns of USA, Central-South America, and the Atlantic Ocean
- Predicting severe weather
- Tropical cyclone forecasting
- Predicting solar storms
GOES-U - Wikipedia Context: GOES-U Launch Announcement - SpaceX on X