SATELLITES-------
SMS-GOES 2--------
SMS-GOES 2--------
Weather Satellites:
GOES 2
GOES 2 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2
Launch date: June 16, 1977
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Delta 2914
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
The second operational satellite in NOAA's geosynchronous weather satellite system. 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. This satellite was designed to replace SMS I over the Atlantic.
GOES 2 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2
Launch date: June 16, 1977
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Delta 2914
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
The second operational satellite in NOAA's geosynchronous weather satellite system. 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. This satellite was designed to replace SMS I over the Atlantic.
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