NASA Opens Media Accreditation for NOAA's GOES-R November Launch   
       
   GOES-R satellite in clean room   
       
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   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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