| Identifier: | GOES-3 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 3 |
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| Docucomp UUID: | 8293A0696485322CE040AC8C5AB453FE |
| Description: |
GOES-3 Spacecraft Letter: C. Launch Date: June 16, 1978. Primary instruments: VISSR. Inclination: 10.76 degrees. Avg. Altitude: 22231 miles. Longitude Position: 170.14. Drift (deg/day): .120E The spin-stabilized spacecraft carried a visible infrared spin-scan radiometer, meteorological data collection and transmission system, space environment monitor, and a biaxial fluxgate magnetometer. It operated at 135 degrees West as GOES-WEST. |
| Record Created: | April 10, 2018 2:06 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
| Record Last Modified: | April 10, 2018 2:06 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
