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Nasa launches weather satellite

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A US weather satellite developed by Nasa has been successfully launched, after being delayed by a day and 37 minutes.

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) is expected to provide continuous imaging and sounding to aid weather predictions.

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