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03-02-2018, 09:08 AM
Weather satellite captures its twin satellite being launched into space
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The GOES-S weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, joining its sibling satellite GOES-R (https://mashable.com/2016/11/18/weather-satellite-advances-goes-r-launch/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source).*
Here's a GIF of it, tweeted by atmospheric scientist Dakota Smith. GOES-R captured its twin bursting through the atmosphere so quickly, you'll miss it if you blink.*
SEE ALSO: Finding alien life won't cause chaos and panic, according to scientists (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/human-reaction-to-alien-discovery/)
The water vapor imagery of GOES-S taking off. Simply incrediblepic.twitter.com/fIQYsTlYHa (https://t.co/fIQYsTlYHa)
— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) March 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/weatherdak/status/969336731815231488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Here's another view from GOES-R, now known as GOES-16, which operates in the GOES-East position. GOES-S will be known as GOES-17, and will operate in the GOES-West position.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/01/goes-s-weather-satellite-launch/)
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The GOES-S weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, joining its sibling satellite GOES-R (https://mashable.com/2016/11/18/weather-satellite-advances-goes-r-launch/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source).*
Here's a GIF of it, tweeted by atmospheric scientist Dakota Smith. GOES-R captured its twin bursting through the atmosphere so quickly, you'll miss it if you blink.*
SEE ALSO: Finding alien life won't cause chaos and panic, according to scientists (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/human-reaction-to-alien-discovery/)
The water vapor imagery of GOES-S taking off. Simply incrediblepic.twitter.com/fIQYsTlYHa (https://t.co/fIQYsTlYHa)
— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) March 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/weatherdak/status/969336731815231488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Here's another view from GOES-R, now known as GOES-16, which operates in the GOES-East position. GOES-S will be known as GOES-17, and will operate in the GOES-West position.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/01/goes-s-weather-satellite-launch/)
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