The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) has separated from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy second stage rocket.
The GOES-U spacecraft will now unfurl its solar arrays and work toward powering up and establishing communications with ground controllers.
Follow along while the team works to acquire signal from the satellite.
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