GOES-R is now GOES-16

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New Goes 16 Images will be a game changer in assisting Weather Forecasting...
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NOAA Satellites ‏@NOAASatellites · 24m24 minutes ago
GOES-16 has sent its 1st full disk image of the W. Hemisphere! Learn more about this amazing image & satellite at http://goo.gl/7WvOON
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So how would a S-Band radar compliment the GOES-16 in local weather watching and forecasting?
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GOES-16 Lightning Mapper- the Youtube video in the article shows Valentines Day storms over SE TX, at 25 frames per second - incredible

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/20 ... ing-mapper

NOAA’s satellites are the backbone of its life-saving weather forecasts. GOES-16 will build upon and extend the more than 40-year legacy of satellite observations from NOAA that the American public has come to rely upon.
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I read elsewhere that they are no longer cutting funding for satellites/NWS!
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it's official - GOES-16 will be GOES East this fall

http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa- ... -east-fall
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