GOES-L launches from Cape Canaveral. The launch vehicle is an Atlas II/ Centaur rocket. Once achieving orbit the satellite was designated GOES-11.
Image ID: spac0545, NOAA In Space Collection Credit: Courtesy of NASA • High Resolution Photo Available
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