Rendering of the Weather System Follow-on–Microwave satellite. Credit: BAE Systems WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has ordered a second environmental satellite known as the Weather System Follow-on ...

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NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The GOES-U ...

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A powerful SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket boosted a hurricane-hunting GOES weather satellite into orbit Tuesday, the final member of a four-satellite fleet at the heart of an $11 billion upgrade to the ...