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Weather Satellite all set for Saturday Launch

Lockheed Martin

The GOES-R satellite is the first in a new series of weather satellites that will provide images of weather patterns as fast as every 30 seconds.  The launch window opens Saturday, November 19th at 5:42 PM.  WFIT's Rick Glasby reports from the Kennedy Space Center.