Ernie J. Shannon                             June 7, 1995
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Md 20771
(Phone: 301-286-8955)


GOES-J UPDATE #5
Wednesday June 7, 1995
2 p.m.


     The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-J)
continued to perform without a hitch during the weekend. The
satellite went through an initial activation of its instruments on
Friday and a scheduled solar sail deployment on Saturday.

     Mission managers are very pleased with the GOES-J operations
during the first two weeks of its life. They will wrap up several
more satellite activation procedures later this week before turning
attention to the first images which are expected next week.
     
     Information will continue to 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.