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Description
GOES-C awaits launch aboard Delta Launch Vehicle 142. After launch thissatellite was designated GOES 3. It was placed in geostationary orbit at 135degrees west longitude.
Display Date
1978 June
Location
Florida, Cape Canaveral
Collection
NOAA in Space
Rockets and Launches
Keywords
Space
Rocket
Launch