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Also known as GOES-C

American geostationary weather satellite

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Followed by
GOES-4
Mass
294
Orbital period
24
Manufacturer
Ford Aerospace
Image
GOES 3 artist rendering.jpg
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Commons category
GOES 3
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1978-06-16
space launch vehicle
Delta 2000
launch contractor
McDonnell Douglas
orbital eccentricity
0.01425
orbital inclination
7.10
periapsis
35469
apoapsis
36679.20
type of orbit
geostationary orbit
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