美国福特航空通信公司设计的新一代地球静止轨道环境卫星(GOES)具有精确的定点精度,这将使国家海洋大气局(NOAA)在未来十年内加速实现对当地大气急剧变化的跟踪,如对龙卷风、洪水等自然灾害作出可靠的预告。福特公司承包了美国航宇局的下一代五个 GOES(从I—M)卫星的任务研究。政府计划在1985年12月31日以前履行合同。 The precise pointing accuracy of the new generation of geostationary Earth orbit environmental satellite (GOES) designed by Ford Air Telecoms will allow the NOAA to accelerate the rapid tracking of the local atmosphere over the next decade, , Floods and other natural disasters to make a reliable notice. Ford contracted mission studies for the next generation of five NASA GOES (I-M) satellites from NASA. The government plans to fulfill the contract by December 31, 1985.