Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
GOES 3 known as GOES-C before becoming operational is an American geostationary weather and communications satellite. It was originally built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system and was launched in June 1978. It is positioned in geostationary orbit from where it was initially used for weather forecasting in the United States.
