NOAA's GOES-R satellite solar array spreads its wing
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 06:50
in Astronomy & Space
The solar panel array on NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) – R spacecraft has been successfully deployed in a test conducted at Lockheed Martin Corporation in Littleton, Colorado. The five sections of the solar array resemble a giant black wing.