20000404: GOES L Launch

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• Subject: 20000404: GOES L Launch
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 08:36:43 -0600

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1639     APRIL 4... 2000

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT      GOES L LAUNCH

NESDIS/SOCC HAS ASKED ME TO INFORM SATELLITE DATA USERS
THAT THE LAUNCH OF GOES L IS STILL ON SCHEDULE FOR MAY 3..2000.
THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THE PLANNED LOCATION.  THE
SATELLITE IS NOW SCHEDULED TO BE LAUNCHED TO A POSITION
ABOVE 104 W INSTEAD OF 90 W.  THIS SATELLITE WILL BECOME
GOES 11 AFTER CHECKOUT.  THERE WILL BE AN EXTENSIVE SCIENCE
TEST PERIOD PRIOR TO THE SATELLITE BEING PLACED INTO ON ORBIT
STORAGE.

STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
/301/ 763-8051 EXT 109
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