SATELLITES-------
SMS-GOES 3--------
SMS-GOES 3--------
Weather Satellites:
GOES 3
GOES 3 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 3
Launch date: June 16, 1978
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Delta 2914
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
The third 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 GOES 1 over the Indian Ocean as part of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP).
GOES 3 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 3
Launch date: June 16, 1978
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Delta 2914
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
The third 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 GOES 1 over the Indian Ocean as part of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP).
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