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SMS 1



General


Designation 07298 / 74033A
Launch date 17 May 1974
Country of origin United States
Mission Meteorology
Geostationary orbit see below
Launch vehicle Thor Delta #102
Launch site Cape Canaveral
Mass at launch 627 kg

First meteorological geostationary satellite. Used for the Gate experiment: covered the Atlantic and Eastern United States

Location


Begin End Position
L: 17 May 1974   45°W
    75°W
1980   132°W


End of life


Out of service 21 Jan 1981


External resources


http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/Guide/Smsgoes_Html/sms1.html

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