GOES-P pronto al lancio

GOES-P è l'ultimo della serie Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite,ed è stato costruito dalla NASA per conto dalla National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration o NOAA.Il satellite avrà il compito di monitorare le condizioni meteorologiche globali e lo sviluppo delle alterazioni climatiche.
Il lancio è previsto per il 2 Marzo tra le ore 6:19 to 7:19 p.m. EST

GOES-P Mission
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-P represents a continuation of the newest generation of environmental satellites built by Boeing for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the technical guidance and project management of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Read more: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GOES-P/main/index.html

NASA Sets Coverage for GOES-P Weather Satellite Launch on March 2
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P, or GOES-P, is scheduled for launch aboard a Delta IV rocket on Tuesday, March 2, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The one-hour launch window extends from 6:19 to 7:19 p.m. EST.
Read more: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/releases/2010/release-20100222.html

Questo il sito ufficiale
http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/goespstatus.html

Nuovo lancio previsto per il
3 marzo alle 6:18 - 7:18 p.m. EST

Spacecraft: GOES-P
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta IV
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 37B
Launch Date: March 3, 2010
Launch Window: 6:18 - 7:18 p.m. EST
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GOES-P/main/index.html

Lancio di nuovo rimandato e previsto per il
4 marzo alle 6:17 p.m. to 7:17 p.m. EST

GOES-P Launch Now No Earlier than March 4

Final prelaunch preparations continue at Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where a Delta IV rocket is set to launch the GOES-P satellite no earlier than March 4. The launch window extends from 6:17 p.m. to 7:17 p.m. EST.

NASA news ha scritto:NASA, NOAA Ready GOES-P For Launch
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0600
GOES-P will launch in March of 2010. This video is a tour of some of the critical facilities at Cape Canaveral’s Air Force Station, where “go or no go” decisions are made on the day of launch.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/GOES-OSetForLaunch.html

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10 ORE al lancio....

5 ore al lancio.....

Pultroppo non posso seguire il lancio...
potete seguire gli aggiornamenti qui
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GOES-P/launch/goes-p_blog.html
e vedere la diretta del lancio qua
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Il lancio di goes-p
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