TITLE

GOES-8 satellite promises more accurate weather data

AUTHOR(S)
Gilbert, Gordon A.
PUB. DATE
June 1994
SOURCE
Business & Commercial Aviation;Jun94, Vol. 74 Issue 6, p26
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the launching of the GOES-8 weather satellite. Scheduled launching of next satellite in the ugraded GOES series; Replacement of GOES-7 whose data quality has deteriorated.
ACCESSION #
9408294497

Tags: ARTIFICIAL satellites;  METEOROLOGICAL satellites

 

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