Ground control: Inside story of shipping a 3-ton satellite

An 18-wheeler unloads the GOES-T satellite from a military plane.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest weather satellite is roughly the size of a small school bus, weighs more than 6,000 pounds and requires careful handling and a special container while being moved.

Thus, as one might imagine, shipping the satellite is no small feat.

GOES-T departs Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Littleton, Colorado, on Nov. 9 encased in its special shipping container on an 18-wheeler.

Earlier this month, that satellite — named GOES-T — made a successful...

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