So You Want to Build a Weather Satellite

What exactly goes into building a new weather satellite? This new animated video explains how GOES-R was developed and how new science and technology on the GOES-R series satellites will provide significant advancements in the observation of severe weather.

Credit: NASA Goddard Multimedia

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So how many are there and how often do they have to destroy the Old satellites and where do they land and what kind of damages do they cause.