GOES 1

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 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.

The satellite continuously monitored weather events and relayed this meteorological data from over 10,000 surface locations into a central processing center.

It also carried a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a Data Collection System (DCS), derived from those used on TIROS satellites.

GOES-A lifts off aboard Delta 2914 D116.
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.