SATELLITES-------
GOES-GOES G--------
GOES-GOES G--------
Weather Satellites:
GOES G
GOES G - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite G
Launch date: May 3, 1986
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Delta 3914
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
The satellite was designed to sense meteorological conditions from a fixed location above the Earth, and to provide this data to operational forecasters and private interests on the ground. It was designed to replace GOES 5 and provide continuous vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture.
GOES G - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite G
Launch date: May 3, 1986
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Delta 3914
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
The satellite was designed to sense meteorological conditions from a fixed location above the Earth, and to provide this data to operational forecasters and private interests on the ground. It was designed to replace GOES 5 and provide continuous vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture.
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