GOES 1

GOES-1

GOES-1 is prepared for launch
atop its Delta 2914 rocket.

Names| GOES-A
SMS-C
Mission type| Weather satellite
Operator| NASA / NOAA
COSPAR ID| 1975-100A
SATCAT no.| 08366
Mission duration| 9 years, 4 months and 18 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type| SMS
Manufacturer| Ford Aerospace
Launch mass| 631 kg
Dimensions| 190.5 cm (diameter) and 230 cm (length)
Start of mission
Launch date| 16 October 1975, 22:40:00 UTC
Rocket| Delta 2914
Launch site| Cape Canaveral, LC-17B
Contractor| McDonnell Douglas
Entered service| 25 October 1975 (first image)
End of mission
Disposal| Decommissioned
Deactivated| 7 March 1985
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric orbit
Regime| Geostationary orbit
Slot| Indian Ocean

GOES-1, designated GOES-A and SMS-C prior to entering service, was a weather satellite, developed by the NASA, operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) to be launched.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Launch
* 2 Operations
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Launch

GOES-A lifts off aboard Delta 2914 D116.

GOES-A was launched atop a Delta 2914 from LC-17B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch occurred at 22:40:00 UTC on 16 October 1975, and left the satellite in a geostationary transfer orbit. Following launch, it raised itself to a geostationary orbit by means of its onboard SVM-5 apogee motor, at which time it was redesignated GOES-1.

## Operations

Artist's impression of GOES-1 in orbit The first image obtained from the GOES-1 satellite, 25 October 1975, 1645 UTC whilst the spacecraft was moving to its operational orbit above the indian ocean.

It was positioned over the Indian Ocean to gather data for the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP). GOES-1 was equipped with a Visible Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (VISSR),[2] which provided day and night[1] imagery of terrestrial cloud conditions. It returned its first image on 25 October 1975, nine days after launch. The satellite continuously monitored weather events and relayed this meteorological data from over 10,000 surface locations into a central processing center. The data was then incorporated into weather prediction models. It also carried a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a Data Collection System (DCS), derived from those used on TIROS satellites.

GOES-1 was replaced by GOES-3, which was launched in 1978. After finishing operations over the Indian Ocean, it was moved to replace SMS-2 over the Pacific Ocean.[3] It remained operational there until 3 February 1985[4] and it was deactivated by NASA on 7 March 1985.[1]

## See also

* Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS-A, SMS-B)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "40 Years of GOES: The Anniversary of GOES-1 | NOAA NESDIS". https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/40-years-goes-anniversary-goes-1. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. ↑ Phenix, James E. (1973). "Visible Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer". https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730019102.pdf. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. ↑ "GOES-1". NASA. http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes1.html.
4. ↑ Davis, Gary (October 2009). "History of the NOAA Satellite Program". http://docs.lib.noaa.gov:80/noaa_documents/NESDIS/History_NOAA_Satellite_Programs.pdf. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

## External links

* NASA's National Science Space Center (NSSDC) satellite ID: 1975-100A

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Orbital launches in 1975

Soyuz 17 | Kosmos 702 | Kosmos 703 | Landsat 2 | Kosmos 704 | Kosmos 705 | Kosmos 706 | Kosmos 707 | Molniya-2-12 | Starlette | SMS-2 | Kosmos 708 | Kosmos 709 | Intelsat IV F-6 | Taiyo | Kosmos 710 | Kosmos 711 * Kosmos 712 * Kosmos 713 * Kosmos 714 * Kosmos 715 * Kosmos 716 * Kosmos 717 * Kosmos 718 | OPS 2439 | Kosmos 719 | Kosmos 720 | Kosmos 721 * Nauka-5KSA No.4 | Kosmos 722 | Interkosmos 13 | Meteor-M No.31 | Kosmos 723 | Soyuz 7K-T No.39 | Kosmos 724 | Kosmos 725 | GEOS-3 | Kosmos 726 | RM-20 | Molniya-3 No.12 | Kosmos 727 | Kosmos 728 | OPS 4883 | Aryabhata | Kosmos 729 | Kosmos 730 | Molniya-1-29 | Explorer 53 | Anik A3 | Polluz * Castor | OPS 9435 * OPS 9436 | Kosmos 731 * Nauka-9KS No.2 | Intelsat IV F-1 | OPS 6226 | Soyuz 18 | Kosmos 732 * Kosmos 733 * Kosmos 734 * Kosmos 735 * Kosmos 736 * Kosmos 737 * Kosmos 738 * Kosmos 739 | Kosmos 740 | Kosmos 741 | DS-U3-IK No.5 | Kosmos 742 | Molniya-1 No.24 * SRET-2 | Venera 9 | OPS 6381 * P-226-1 | Nimbus 6 | Kosmos 743 | Venera 10 | OPS 4966 | Kosmos 744 | OSO-8 | Kosmos 745 | Kosmos 746 | Kosmos 747 | Kosmos 748 | Kosmos 749 | Molniya-2-13 | Meteor-2 No.1 | Apollo-Soyuz | DM-2 | Kosmos 750 | Kosmos 751 | Kosmos 752 | Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing 1 | Kosmos 753 | Cos-B | Kosmos 754 | Kosmos 755 | Viking 1 | Kosmos 756 | Symphonie 2 | Kosmos 757 | Molniya-1-31 | Kosmos 758 | Molniya-2-14 | Kiku 1 | Viking 2 | Kosmos 759 | Kosmos 760 | Kosmos 761 * Kosmos 762 * Kosmos 763 * Kosmos 764 * Kosmos 765 * Kosmos 766 * Kosmos 767 * Kosmos 768 | Meteor-M No.28 | Kosmos 769 | Kosmos 770 | Kosmos 771 | Intelsat IVA F-1 | Aura | Kosmos 772 | Kosmos 773 | Kosmos 774 | Explorer 54 | Kosmos 775 | OPS 5499 | Triad 2 | E-8-5M No.412 | GOES 1 | Kosmos 776 | Kosmos 777 | Kosmos 778 | Kosmos 779 | Molniya-3 No.13 | Soyuz 20 | Explorer 55 | Kosmos 780 | Kosmos 781 | Kosmos 782 | Fanhui Shi Weixing 2 | Kosmos 783 | Kosmos 784 | OPS 4428 * OPS 5547 | DAD-A * DAD-B | Interkosmos 14 | Kosmos 785 | Satcom 1 | OPS 3165 | Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing 2 | Kosmos 786 | Molniya-2-15 | Unnamed | Prognoz 4 | Gran' No.11L | Meteor No.38 | Molniya-3 No.15

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