GOES-9 was deactivated because it had problems. But basically our engineers are saying that, if needed, they could press that into service in an emergency.
It's beyond its five-year contract life time. There are minor problems but there are no failure problems with it.
To launch during that time would place the satellite into a risk situation that they would rather avoid.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.