GOES-S AtlasV by United Launch Alliance
At 5:02 pm (ET) on Thursday, March 1, 2018, United Launch Alliance successfully launched the #GOESS weather satellite atop an #AtlasV rocket for NASA and NOAA. Here is the rocket shortly after ignition, seen from the top of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
At 5:02 pm (ET) on Thursday, March 1, 2018, United Launch Alliance successfully launched the #GOESS weather satellite atop an #AtlasV rocket for NASA and NOAA. Here is the rocket (and 4 solid rocket boosters) as seen from a sound-activated camera at the pad, placed roughly 500-feet away from the rocket. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
At 5:02 pm (ET) on Thursday, March 1, 2018, United Launch Alliance successfully launched the #GOESS weather satellite atop an #AtlasV rocket for NASA and NOAA. This is a daytime streak/long-exposure of the rocket as it thunders skyward. Specs: ISO100, f22 and 60-second exposure time, shot through a 10-stop ND filter. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
At 5:02 pm (ET) on Thursday, March 1, 2018, United Launch Alliance successfully launched the #GOESS weather satellite atop an #AtlasV rocket for NASA and NOAA. Here is the rocket (and 4 solid rocket boosters) as seen from a sound-activated camera at the pad, placed roughly 550-feet away from the rocket. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
At 5:02 pm (ET) on Thursday, March 1, 2018, United Launch Alliance successfully launched the #GOESS weather satellite atop an #AtlasV rocket for NASA and NOAA. This is the full moon rising on the horizon, seen between the flag and the countdown clock at the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The time on the clock indicates that we are 1 hour 29-minutes after the launch, although the clock is showing the NASA TV rebroadcast of the pre-launch briefing. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
