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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
GOES-T is a next-generation weather satellite launched by which space agency to forecast hazardous environmental conditions?
A
Roscosmos
B
NASA
C
China space agency (CNSA)
D
ISRO
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -US space agency, NASA, successfully launched the third in a series of four next-generation weather satellites, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station , Florida. The satellite is named as GOES-T.

Detailed explanation-2: -NASA successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in March 2022. The newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-T, was launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Detailed explanation-3: -NOAA’s GOES-18 Satellite GOES-T launched on March 1, 2022, and was renamed GOES-18 upon reaching geostationary orbit on March 14. NOAA will put GOES-18 into operational service, replacing GOES-17 as GOES West in early January 2023.

Detailed explanation-4: -INSAT -3D and INSAT-3DR satellite data are used in forecasting / monitoring weather.

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