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From NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
you're watching live coverage of the launch

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of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite-S, also known as GOES-S. Second

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in the series of the nation's most advanced
fleet of geostationary weather satellites.

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Hi, I'm Tori Mclendon.

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Thanks for joining us.

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Today's launch of the United Launch Alliance
Atlas V rocket is scheduled to liftoff at

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5:02 p.m. EST, with a two-hour launch window
from Space Launch Complex 41.

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In just over 30 minutes from now, the Atlas
V will send NOAA's newest geostationary satellite

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into orbit.

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Let's now go to Josh Finch and Mike Curie,
who are standing by inside Atlas Launch Control,

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for more information on today's launch.

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Josh and Mike, how are things looking so far?

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Thank you Tori.

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Mike and I are here in the Atlas Spaceflight
Operations Center, also called the ASOC, which

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is on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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Now the ASOC overlooks Space Launch Complex
41, where the Atlas V rocket is poised for

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liftoff at 5:02 p.m. EST.

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Inside of the ASOC, NASA Launch Manager Tim
Dunn and United Launch Alliance Launch Director

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Tom Heater are working closely with the entire
launch teams as we continue to count down

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to liftoff.

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The launch teams began arriving on console
this morning, and they've been working through

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launch procedures since then.

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The team received a weather briefing from
the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing Launch

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Weather Officer Clay Flinn.

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The weather folks take a look at all kinds
of constraints.

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Luckily, none of which we have to deal with
today.

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They look at wind speed, cloud coverage, the
potential for thunderstorms, lightning in

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the surrounding area, and even solar weather,
which launch teams need to know before committing

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to launch.

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But as you see, we have a 90 percent go weather
forecast, with only a 10 percent probability

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of violating the launch constraint of cumulous
clouds.

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Launch Weather Officer Clay Flinn is not concerned
about that at this time.

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Winds are 20-25 knots, from the west southwest.