GOES 1

Short description: NOAA weather satellite

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 Air Force Station , 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 (obviously not over 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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