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Description
GOES-A, the first operational Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite,being prepared for launch. GOES-A was redesignated GOES-1 following launch onOctober 16, 1975.
Display Date
1975 September
Location
Florida, Cape Canaveral
Collection
NOAA in Space
Keywords
Space
Satellite Vehicle