Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
The Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) program, was a program where NASA developed two weather satellites; which were placed into geosynchronous orbit.
History
SMS-1 was launched May 17, 1974 and SMS-2 was launched February 6, 1975.GOES-3; were essentially identical.[5]
List of SMS satellites
| Designation | Launch Date/Time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch Site | Longitude | First Image | Status | Retirement | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | Operational | ||||||||
SMS series satellites | |||||||||
| SMS-A | SMS-1 |
May 17, 1974 | Delta 2914 | ||||||
| SMS-B | SMS-2 |
February 6, 1975 | Delta 2914 | ||||||
SMS-derived satellites | |||||||||
| SMS-C GOES-A |
GOES 1 | October 16, 1975, 22:40 | Delta 2914 | LC-17A |
October 25, 1975 | Retired | March 7, 1985[6] | ||
| SMS-D GOES-B |
GOES 2 | June 16, 1977, 10:51 | Delta 2914 | LC-17B |
60°W | Retired | 1993[7] | Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[7] finally deactivated in May 2001 | |
| SMS-E GOES-C |
GOES 3 | June 16, 1978, 10:49 | Delta 2914 | LC-17B |
Retired | 1993[8] | Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[8] was decommissioned 29 June 2016 | ||
References
- ^ "SMS 1 - NSSDC ID: 1974-033A". NASA NSSDC.
- ^ "SMS 2 - NSSDC ID: 1975-011A". NASA NSSDC.
- ^ Jonathan McDowell. "Launch Log".
- ^ "GOES 1 - NSSDC ID: 1975-100A". NASA NSSDC.
- ^ "SMS". NASA SMD. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16.
- ^ "GOES-1". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-05-12. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ a b "GOES-2". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ a b "GOES-3". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
| SMS (predecessor) |
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|---|---|---|
| SMS derived | ||
| 1st generation | ||
| 2nd generation | ||
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| 4th generation | ||
