Webinar - “GOES-R Series: The Nation’s Next Generation of Geostationary Weather Satellites”

Event Date: May 25, 2017

Thursday, May 25

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

The presentation will provide a post-launch GOES-16 status, including data validation and release, pre-operational imagery and data, satellite handover to NOAA’s Office of Satellite and Product Operations, and operational location designation and timing. It will also include an update on the integration and test status of GOES-S, scheduled for launch in 2018, as well an update on GOES-T and GOES-U development.

About the Speaker: Timothy Walsh has been acting Assistant System Program Director since January 2017. In this role, he supports the acting System Program Director with oversight of the program and ground and flight projects. Prior to this role, Tim was the Deputy Project Manager for the GOES-R Series Flight Project. Before joining NOAA in 1995, Walsh supported a number of NASA missions, including the launch and check out of the GOES-8 and GOES-9 spacecraft as a member of the GOES Mission Operations Support Team. Previous to working at NASA, Walsh supporting the development of multiple projects for air traffic and fire-control radar systems, electronic warfare and strategic communications systems. Walsh has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. 

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