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GOES-R
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GOES-W
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GOES-S
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GOES-I
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Detailed explanation-1: -CAPSTONE, NASA’s newly launched satellite, will test a unique lunar orbit that will be used by future missions.
Detailed explanation-2: -“As partners, NOAA and NASA have successfully launched more than 60 satellite missions that have significantly improved weather forecasts, solar monitoring, and climate prediction, ” said Steve Volz, director of NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), operated by the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service division, supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research.
Detailed explanation-4: -What Has NASA Done? When NASA started, it began a program of human spaceflight. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs helped NASA learn about flying in space and resulted in the first human landing on the moon in 1969. Currently, NASA has astronauts living and working on the International Space Station.