GOES-S Satellite (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GOES-S Satellite

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The GOES-S satellite in a clean room at Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colo., during a test deployment of the Antenna Wing Assembly (AWA). The antenna wing is stowed during launch and deployed 90 degrees from the stowed position, approximately 14 days after launch, once the satellite reaches geostationary orbit.

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Credit: Lockheed Martin

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