Take an in-depth look at the upcoming mission of NOAA’s GOES-R and the help it will provide to weather forecasters as they track everything from daily conditions to large hurricanes and other storms. The GOES-R spacecraft carries sensors far more advanced than those used now. Launch is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19, at 5:42 p.m. EST. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will lift the GOES-R satellite to an orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth. From there, it will cast an unblinking eye on our planet.