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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1499 JULY 8... 1999
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT GOES-L LAUNCH INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LAUNCH OF
GOES-L WAS COPIED FROM THE NESDIS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT /OSD/ WEB PAGE.
GOES-L LAUNCH INFORMATION
THE NOAA GOES-L LAUNCH DATE IS NO EARLIER THAN THE END
OF JULY... 1999. A FIRM DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED PENDING
RESULTS OF THE FAILURE REVIEW BOARD THAT WAS CONVENED
AFTER THE MAY 4TH DELTA-III LAUNCH FAILURE. A FLIGHT
CONSTRAINT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER STAGE ENGINES
WHICH ARE COMMON TO BOTH THE GOES AND DELTA-III LAUNCH
VEHICLES. THE GOES-L SPACECRAFT WAS DEMATED FROM THE
ROCKET AND RETURNED TO THE INITIAL INTEGRATION FACILITY
ON JUNE 16... 1999 FOR GASEOUS NITROGEN PURGE OF SPACECRAFT
COMPONENTS AND RECONDITIONING OF BATTERIES. ONCE THE
ENGINE FLIGHT CONSTRAINT IS LIFTED... GOES-L WILL PICK UP THE
LAUNCH COUNT AND RESTORE THE NORMAL LAUNCH PREPARATION
FLOW. GOES-L WILL NOT BE LAUNCHED DURING THE FALL ECLIPSE
SEASON... WHICH RUNS FROM MID AUGUST TO EARLY OCTOBER...
BECAUSE THE SOLAR POWER ARRAY REQUIRES SUNLIGHT 24 HOURS
A DAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS FOLLOWING LAUNCH. IF THE LAUNCH IS
DELAYED BEYOND MID AUGUST... 1999... GOES-L WILL BE RESCHEDULED
FOR A LAUNCH IN THE OCTOBER TIME FRAME.
STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
/301/ 763-8051 EXT 109
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