The new generation of weather and environmental satellites, GOES-15, officially became operational as GOES-West on Dec. 13, 2011. As a result, communities across the Western United States and Pacific region will begin to benefit from improved weather forecasts and environmental intelligence. ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems, an operating division of ITT Exelis, designed and built the imager and sounder instruments imager and sounder instruments flying on board GOES-15 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA in cooperation with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. In addition to producing the familiar weather pictures on U.S. newscasts, these instruments will enable GOES-15 to provide early warnings of severe weather conditions like tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes and hail storms. Read More
