Future plans by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for operational geosynchronous weather satellitesThe present status of the GOES program and plans for the GOES I-M system schedules for initial launch in 1992 are reviewed. Plans for improving NASA's capabilities to monitor weather patterns by using operational geosynchronous weather satellites are considered. The requirements for the imager, sounder, Space Environment Monitor, and Data Collection System of GOES-N are presented.
Document ID
19920054025
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gird, Ronald S. (NOAA, Office of Systems Development, Washington DC, United States)
Shenk, William E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Hydrology, and Oceanography