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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1656 APRIL 20... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT GOES-L INFO SITE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NESDIS
OFFICE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT /OSD/.
SUBJECT GOES-L INFO SITE
NASA TO LAUNCH LATEST EYE-IN-THE-SKY WEATHER SPACECRAFT
THE LATEST GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
SATELLITE /GOES/... WHICH WILL MONITOR HURRICANES... SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS... FLASH FLOODS AND OTHER SEVERE WEATHER...
IS BEING PREPARED FOR LAUNCH MAY 3 FROM CAPE CANAVERAL
AIR FORCE STATION... FLORIDA. LIFTOFF OF GOES-L... IS TARGETED
TO OCCUR AT THE OPENING OF A LAUNCH WINDOW THAT OPENS
AT 227 A.M. EDT FROM PAD A AT COMPLEX 36 ON CAPE CANAVERAL.
/QUOTATIONS/NASA IS EXCITED ABOUT PROVIDING ANOTHER FINE
TOOL FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO USE FOR WEATHER
OPERATIONS.../QUOTATIONS/ SAID MARTIN A. DAVIS... NASA S GOES
PROGRAM MANAGER AT GODDARD. THE LAUNCH OF THE GOES-L IS
THE CONTINUATION OF A 25-YEAR JOINT PROGRAM BETWEEN NASA
AND NOAA. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY...VISIT
HTTP//PAO.GSFC.NASA.GOV/GSFC/GNEWS/041400/041400.HTM/NUMBER
SIGN/EYE
RICHARD G. REYNOLDS
CHIEF... GROUND SYSTEMS DIVISION
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