NOAA retires GOES-7 after 25 years as a weather and communications satellite
Submit on Thursday, April 12th, 2012 22:58
This week, the GOES-7 satellite, one of NOAA’s earliest geostationary satellites, was moved into a higher orbit and retired from service. Launched in 1987, GOES-7 first served as a critical weather satellite, capturing images of developing hurricanes and other severe storms that impacted the United States.
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