Ernie J. Shannon                             May 30, 1995
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Md 20771
(Phone: 301/286-8955)

Patricia Viets
NOAA/NESDIS
(Phone: 301/457-5005



GOES-J UPDATE #3
Tuesday, May 30, 1995
8 a.m. EDT

     The second and third scheduled burns to move the Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-J into its nominal orbit
occurred during the weekend. The second apogee burn, which occurred
Saturday at 4:10 p.m, was 35 minutes in length and the third burn,
which happened Monday at 2:30 p.m., was seven minutes long.

     GOES-J Deputy Project Manager Phil Sabelhaus said both burns
went well. OBoth of our apogee motor firings went off without a
hitch. There were no problems and thatOs the way we like them.
WeOre now looking forward to the final firing of the motor 
tomorrow which will sort of dot the OiO and cross the OtO as far as
a nominal orbit is concerned.O The final apogee motor firing is
scheduled for about 9 a.m.tomorrow. After that, if all goes well,
GOES-J will officially become GOES-9.

     Information will be updated on the Goddard Audio News Service,
(301)286-NEWS, as it becomes available. GOES-J was built for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under technical
guidance and project management by the Goddard Space Flight Center.