SMS 1

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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

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Location

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

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End of life

Out of service

21 Jan 1981

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External resources

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

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