GOES 12
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GOES-12, known as GOES-M before becoming operational, is an American weather satellite, which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmenta
GOES-M during processing
Launch of GOES-12
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GOES 8
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GOES-8, known as GOES-I before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environm
GOES 12
…was then stored until it was needed to replace an operational satellite. It served as an on-orbit spare until 2003, when it was called up to replace GOES-8, an older satellite which, while still operational, would have run out of fuel by the end of the year. Although GOES-11 was the next backup in line for…
Artist's impression of a GOES-I series satellite in orbit