NASA Opens Media Accreditation for NOAA's GOES-R November Launch
 
GOES-R satellite in clean room
 
http://tinyurl.com/hzdvmas
 
GOES-R sits uncovered in a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in
Titusville, Florida, in preparation for launch on top of the rocket that will
take it to geostationary orbit, more than 22,000 miles above Earth. GOES-R is
scheduled to launch on November 4, 2016.
Credits: NASA/NOAA
 
Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NOAA's Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) weather and environmental
satellite, currently planned for Nov. 4.
 
GOES-R will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space
Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The two-hour
launch window opens at 5:40 p.m. EDT.
 
Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at Cape Canaveral and
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, adjacent to Cape Canaveral. Credentialing
deadlines are as follows:
 
    International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 30, for access to Cape Canaveral and Kennedy.
    International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 19, for access only to Kennedy.
    U.S. media must apply by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25.
 
All media accreditation requests should be submitted online at:
 
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov
 
International media are required to upload a scanned copy of their I (media)
visa and passport or green card with their accreditation requests. Media must
present two forms of unexpired, government identification to enter Kennedy.
One form must include a photo, such as a passport or driver's license.
 
Questions about accreditation may be addressed to Jennifer Horner at
jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov or 321-867-6598.  For other questions, or
additional information, contact Kennedy's newsroom at 321-867-2468.
 
GOES-R is the first of four satellites to be launched for NOAA in a new and
advanced series of spacecraft. Once in geostationary orbit, it will be known
as GOES-16 and will provide images of weather patterns and severe storms
across the continental U.S. as regularly as every five minutes, with smaller,
more detailed images of areas where storm activity is present as frequently as
every 30 seconds. These images can be used to aid in formulating regular
forecasts, severe weather outlooks, and watches and warnings, assessing
lightning conditions, and improving maritime and aviation forecasts. It also
will assist in long-term forecasting, such as seasonal predictions and drought
outlooks. In addition, the satellite constantly will monitor space weather
conditions, such as solar flares, to provide advance notice of potential
communication and navigation disruptions. The satellite also will assist
researchers in understanding the interactions between land, oceans, the
atmosphere and climate.
 
For more information about the GOES-R Program, visit:
 
http://www.nasa.gov/goes
 
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, provides spacecraft
project management, systems engineering, and safety and mission assurance for
GOES-R. Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Littleton, Colorado, built the
spacecraft for NASA, who will turn it over to NOAA for operational use after
on-orbit checkout.  Launch management is the responsibility of NASA's Launch
Services Program at Kennedy, with United Launch Alliance of Centennial,
Colorado, providing the Atlas V launch service.
 
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Regards,
 
Roger

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