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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., a Boeing technician on a lift above the GOES-N satellite completes attachment of the overhead crane. The crane will lift the satellite from the rotation stand and move it to a work stand. The crane is moving the satellite to a work stand. Since its arrival on March 11, the satellite has been undergoing final testing by Boeing Satellite Systems of the imaging system, instrumentation, communications and power systems. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) are sponsored by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GOES-N is targeted to launch May 4 onboard a Boeing expendable launch vehicle Delta IV (4,2) with a 3-burn second stage operation.