GOES-R Launch Image Gallery

GOES-R, the first in the next generation of geostationary weather satellites from NOAA, successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on November 19, 2016 at 6:42 p.m. EST. All images in this album are public domain. See the full album here.

Long-exposure photo of a rocket launch trajectory curving through the night sky over a shoreline.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
Wide-angle view of the initial rocket launch phase with heavy smoke obscuring the pad structure.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
Ground-level camera angle of an Atlas V rocket lift-off with massive smoke billows filling the frame.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
Low-angle view of an Atlas V rocket clearing the launch platform amidst intense engine glare.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
Vertical night view of an Atlas V rocket launching past its fixed service tower.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
Vertical night view of an Atlas V rocket launching past its fixed service tower.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
Wide elevated view of an Atlas V rocket launching at night with smoke billowing across the pad complex.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
Close-up night view of an Atlas V rocket engine ignition on the launch pad.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
An Atlas V rocket liftoff at night seen across a body of water with heavy exhaust billows.
GOES-R lifted off at 6:42 p.m. EST on November 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's…
An Atlas V rocket liftoff at night seen across a body of water with heavy exhaust billows.