🚀 Atlas V Launches GOES-T! 🌎 From Cape Canaveral’s skies, a mighty Atlas V rocket carried NOAA’s GOES-T satellite into orbit — now known as GOES-18. This advanced weather sentinel helps meteorologists monitor hurricanes, lightning, and wildfires in real time, protecting lives and property across the Americas. 📡 Managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program, GOES-T stands watch 22,000 miles above Earth — keeping an eye on our ever-changing planet. 🌤️ 🎥 Video credit: NASA #NASA #NOAA #GOEST #Spac

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