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    English: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The GOES-U satellite is the final satellite in the GOES-R series, which serves a critical role in providing continuous coverage of the Western Hemisphere, including monitoring tropical systems in the eastern Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
    Date Taken on 25 June 2024
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    Author NASA Kennedy Space Center / NASA/Amber Jean Notvest
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    Magnetometer instrument; Kennedy Space Center; Falcon Heavy rocket; NASA; NOAA; GSFC; LSP; SpaceX; Advanced Baseline Imager; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite; spacecraft; weather satellite; L3Harris Technologies; KSC; Launch Services Program; Lockheed Martin; GOES-U
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