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GOES-A, the first operational Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite,being prepared for launch

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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