GOES-13 – Spaceflight Now

June 23, 2021

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[ June 22, 2021 ] Starliner capsule fueled for unpiloted test flight to International Space Station Atlas 5
[ June 21, 2021 ] Photos: SpaceX rocket launches, then lands, on Space Force mission Falcon 9
[ June 21, 2021 ] Chinese military payloads deployed on Long March 2C rocket launch Mission Reports
[ June 20, 2021 ] Photos: Surplus missile motor from 1960s launches classified NRO satellites Mission Reports
[ June 20, 2021 ] Spacewalkers unfurl first of six new space station solar arrays Mission Reports

NOAA weather satellite transitions to new role for U.S. military

September 13, 2020

A weather satellite built and launched for NOAA in 2006 to help track hurricanes approaching the United States has been repositioned to monitor weather conditions in the Middle East to support U.S. military operations in the region.