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When the GOES-East weather satellite went dark in September 2012, a back-up satellite orbiting nearby sprang into action.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon with data courtesy of the NASA/NOAA GOES Project Science team. Caption by Adam Voiland.
Published October 12, 2012 Data acquired September 15, 2012