| Identifier: | GOES-4 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 4 |
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| Docucomp UUID: | 8293A069648E322CE040AC8C5AB453FE |
| Description: |
GOES-4 Spacecraft Letter: D. Launched: September 9, 1980. Instruments: VAS, DCS, SEM and Magnetometer. Dates of operation: March 1981 - November 25, 1982. Operational status: Decommissioned. It was the first geostationary satellite to provide continuous vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture, which its primary instrument, the VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (VAS), provided. GOES-4 was placed in orbit at 135 degrees West to replace the failing GOES-3. |
| 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 |
