File:GOES-East Antenna at Wallops (14619837535).jpg

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The GOES-East antenna Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS). The GOES-East satellite is located at 75° W and provides most of the U.S. weather information.

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English: The GOES-East antenna Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS). The GOES-East satellite is located at 75° W and provides most of the U.S. weather information.

WCDAS is located in Wallops, Virginia, and is responsible for ensuring scheduled data flow from NOAA satellites to designated user subsystems. The station acquires, maintains, and distributes a continuous flow of meteorological satellite data.

Credit: GOES-R program

www.wcda.noaa.gov/

Original image source: www.goes-r.gov/multimedia/ground.html
Date Taken on 7 May 2013, 12:24:05
Source GOES-East Antenna at Wallops
Author NOAASatellites
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GOES-R Ground System
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goesr; groundsegment; goes; nesdis; wallopscommandanddataacqusitionstation; noaasatelliteandinformationservice; nasa; noaa; noaasatellites; nextgeneration; satellite; nasawallops

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by NOAASatellites at https://flickr.com/photos/125201706@N06/14619837535. It was reviewed on 22 February 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

22 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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