A sophisticated new weather satellite has rocketed into orbit, giving forecasters another powerful tool for tracking hurricanes and tornadoes. An unmanned rocket carrying the nation’s latest geostationary operational environmental satellite blasted off on Saturday evening. The satellite headed toward a 22,000-mile-high orbit, where it will undergo six months of testing. The GOES satellite network provides continuous weather monitoring for 60% of the planet, including US. The newer ones also monitor solar flares that can disrupt communications on Earth, and track climate change.
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