The GOES Time Code Service, 1974-2004: A Retrospective.
NIST ended its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) time code service at 0 hours, 0 minutes Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on January 1, 2005. To commemorate the end of this historically significant service, this article provides a retrospective look at the GOES service and the important role it played in the history of satellite timekeeping.
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305.
Michael A
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Lombardi
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305.
D Wayne
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Hanson
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); broadcasting; orbit prediction; satellites; timekeeping