--- title: "GOES-T: Atlas V arrives at launch site for next generation weather satellite" description: The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket that will launch the GOES-T weather observatory for NASA's Launch Services Program in 2022 has arrived at Cape Canaveral from the factory aboard the R/S RocketShip. image: https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/IMG_2760%20blog.jpg --- [![ULA_Logo](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/ULA_Logo.png)](https://www.ulalaunch.com/) [![](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/Back%20Arrow%20Blue.png) Back To Blog List](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog) [Launch](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/tag/launch) ## [GOES-T: Atlas V arrives at launch site for next generation weather satellite](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/goes-t-meet-rocketship-ulas-vessel-that-makes-deliveries) November 16, 2021 [![Share on facebook](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/facebook.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/goes-t-meet-rocketship-ulas-vessel-that-makes-deliveries&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [![Share on twitter](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/goes-t-meet-rocketship-ulas-vessel-that-makes-deliveries&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/goes-t-meet-rocketship-ulas-vessel-that-makes-deliveries&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=GOES-T%3A+Atlas+V+arrives+at+launch+site+for+next+generation+weather+satellite) [![Share on linkedin](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/linkedin.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/goes-t-meet-rocketship-ulas-vessel-that-makes-deliveries&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) ![](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/IMG_2760%20blog.jpg) The Atlas V booster and Centaur upperstage is offloaded from R/S RocketShip and hauled to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) for the GOES-T mission for NASA and NOAA. Photo by United Launch Alliance The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket that will launch the GOES-T weather observatory for NASA's Launch Services Program in 2022 has arrived at Cape Canaveral from the factory aboard the [R/S RocketShip](https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/rocketship). The Atlas V booster stage and Centaur upper stage left the ULA manufacturing facility in Decatur, Ala., on Nov. 7 inside the custom-built rocket transportation vessel. The ship reached Port Canaveral yesterday. ![R/S RocketShip arrives at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., with the Atlas V booster and Centaur upper stage for the GOES-T mission in 2022 for NASA and NOAA. Photo by United Launch Alliance](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2758%20blog.jpg?width=5215&name=IMG_2758%20blog.jpg) This morning, technicians boarded the vessel and went to work releasing the restraints that kept the flight hardware secure inside RocketShip's cargo hold during the trip. Centaur emerged from the ship first, followed by the Atlas booster stage. Both stages were taken to the high bay at ULA's Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) facility. The Atlas V 541 rocket, designated as AV-095, will launch the third in the latest series of advanced weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T will be renamed GOES-18 once it reaches geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth. The new satellite will serve as GOES West and work in tandem with GOES-16, which operates in the GOES East position. ## Related News & Topics [Design and Build](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/tag/design-and-build) ## [ICPS-2: ULA-built upper stage arrives for Artemis II launch](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/icps-2-ula-built-upper-stage-arrives-for-artemis-ii-launch) August 18, 2021 [Launch](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/tag/launch) ## [CFT: Atlas V arrives at launch site for historic mission](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/cft-atlas-v-arrives-at-launch-site-for-historic-mission) June 21, 2021 [Design and Build](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/tag/design-and-build) ## [Lucy: Trajectory technique gives Atlas V time to launch](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/lucy-trajectory-technique-gives-atlas-v-time-to-launch) October 12, 2021 - [![Apple App Store Badge](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/App_Store_Badge.svg)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ula-anywhere-ar/id1454852470) - [![Google Play Store Badge](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/hubfs/google-play-badge.svg)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ula.anywherear&hl=en) - - - - - - Copyright 2026 United Launch Alliance, LLC. All Rights Reserved [Privacy](https://www.ulalaunch.com//terms-and-conditions#anchor11) | [Terms of Use](https://www.ulalaunch.com//terms-and-conditions)