20000420: GOES L Launch-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000420: GOES L Launch-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:17:27 -0600

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NOUS40 KWBC 201211
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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