The final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite series has a new place in orbit … and a new name.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has officially begun receiving scientific data from GOES-19, the fourth and final satellite in its GOES-R series. Designed to gather ...

This year marks 50 years since the launch of the first GOES satellite. According to NOAA, the GOES-R Series is “the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental ...