GOES-3 Visible Imagery from 18 May 1980 at 1545 UTC (Click to enlarge)
GOES-3 started service on June 16, 1978 and was the operational GOES-West satellite until the late 1980s. Having lost imaging capabilities, it started a second long life as a communications satellite; GOES-3 is currently the oldest operating satellite. Decommissioning will begin on 8 June and run for 15 days. If final decommissioning happens as planned on 23 June, GOES-3’s service life will be 38 years, 7 days.
GOES-3 arguably most famous imagery occurred during the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18 1980, shown above.
from CIMSS Satellite Blog http://ift.tt/1WpvvTb
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