Science AMA Series: Hello! We are Greg Mandt and Steve Goodman from NOAA’s GOES-R team. We are excited to talk about this state-of-the-art satellite, set to launch in less than 30 days! Ask us anything!

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Hi redditors! We are Greg Mandt, System Program Director for NOAA’s GOES-R satellite series, and Dr. Steve Goodman, GOES-R Senior Scientist. Together, we have worked with our team to plan, develop, and launch NOAA’s GOES-R, a revolutionary new geostationary weather satellite! We cannot wait to see it launch atop its Atlas V 541 rocket and make its way to geostationary orbit.

GOES-R is scheduled to head to space in less than 30 days—leaving Earth at 5:40pm EDT on November 4, 2016. GOES-R, or GOES-16 as it will be known once it reaches orbit, will provide five times faster weather coverage, more accurate data for hurricane tracking and intensity forecasts, real-time mapping of total lightning for improved severe weather prediction, advanced warning of space weather hazards, and improved transportation safety-- all from ONE satellite!

Want to know more about the mission, the satellite, the launch, or the science behind it all? We are here today to discuss all things GOES-R!

We’ll be here from 1:00pm EDT to 3:00pm EDT (10 am PT, 6 pm UTC)…As us anything!

You can learn more about the GOES-R satellite series and see the countdown to launch here!

">Science AMA Series: Hello! We are Greg Mandt and Steve Goodman from NOAA’s GOES-R team. We are excited to talk about this state-of-the-art satellite, set to launch in less than 30 days! Ask us anything!