March 31, 2009

George H Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

Cynthia M O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center 301-286-4647 cynthia m ocarroll@nasa gov

John Leslie NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service 301-713-2087 john leslie@noaa gov

RELEASE: 09-29

NASA/NOAA MEDIA BRIEFING ON LATEST GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE

GREENBELT, Md - There will be a NASA and NOAA media teleconference on Thursday, April 2, to discuss the upcoming launch of the GOES-O satellite, an essential source of NOAA's forecasts for severe weather events, including hurricanes and tornadoes The satellite will also receive distress signals that trigger life-saving U S search and rescue operations

The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), called GOES-O, is targeted to launch April 28 at 6:24 p m EDT from Space Launch Complex (SLC 37B) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

WHEN:

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 1 p m EDT Dial-in information - 888-396-9185, Passcode: GOES-O

WHO:

Gary Davis, Director, Office of System Development, NOAA's Satellite and Information Service Steve Kirkner, Project Manager, NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites Tom Wrublewski, NOAA's GOES N Series Technical Acquisition Manager Joe Schaefer, Director, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center

For more information about GOES-O and the geostationary satellites, see the following Web sites:

http://goespoes gsfc nasa gov/

NASA TV will broadcast the GOES-O video file on April 2 For more information go to:

http://www nasa gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule html

For high resolution GOES-O animations, go to:

http://svs gsfc nasa gov/vis/a010000/a010400/a010413/

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