File:C-5 Transport Ready to Load GOES-S (38853338951).jpg

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The U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft ready to load GOES-S for transport from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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English: The U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft ready to load GOES-S for transport from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

GOES-S arrived in Florida on December 4, 2017, to prepare for a March 2018 launch.

Shipping a satellite is no small feat. GOES-S is over 18 feet wide and weighs over 6,000 lb!

Get the latest launch info at https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-16

Image credit: NOAA/NASA
Date Taken on 4 December 2017, 08:38:37
Source C-5 Transport Ready to Load GOES-S
Author NOAASatellites
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GOES-S Road to Launch
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goess; goesr; weathersatellite; roadtolaunch; buckleyairforcebase; countdowntolaunch; lockheedmartin; spacecraft; noaa; nasa; noaasatellites; nextgeneration; goesrseries; futuregoes17; kennedyspacecenter; satellite; bestof

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by NOAASatellites at https://flickr.com/photos/125201706@N06/38853338951. It was reviewed on 21 February 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

21 February 2024

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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