Jan 21 1989
From The Space Library
The National Weather Service's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-6 (GOES-6) ceased to function, creating a temporary gap in U.S. satellite weather coverage. The 6-year-old GOES-6, which had surpassed its expected operational lifetime by a year, was to be temporarily replaced by a similar satellite already in orbit. The GOES-7 satellite was to be shifted eastward to cover the entire United States until a permanent replacement, GOES-1, was launched in 1990. (UPI, Jan 23/89; W Post, Jan 23/89; W Times, Jan 23/89; NY Times, Jan 24/89)
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