Summary

Description	BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: From 22,000 miles up, GOES satellites have a sky-high view of the weather below. Here is a unique look at how GOES sees the Earth and tracks storms as they flow across the planet. GEORGE DILLER: High in the sky, GOES satellites use the perspective from space to keep an eye on Earth's weather. GOES stands for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, and are weather spacecraft that monitor weather over the Earth's western hemisphere. Three, two, one, zero, we have ignition start, and liftoff. The GOES series of spacecraft began launching into orbit in October 1975. Over the course of 30 years, 10 more GOES satellites have taken their turn standing guard, continually watching the skies below. From 22,000 miles up, the weather sentinels peer into the atmosphere, tracking emerging storms, season after season. The information they gather helps to provide the weather forecasts we rely on year-round to safely live, work and play. During winter, GOES spa
Date	2005-08-19
Source	images.nasa.gov

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