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 …

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40 years ago today, on October 16, 1975, NOAA’s first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Known as GOES-A when it launched, the satellite was designated GOES-1 once operational.

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) are a series of key satellites NOAA has operated since 1975 to monitor weather and space weather. The related Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) satellites were in operation from 1974 to 1978. The current series is GOES-R (16–19). Program History GOES-R Series Data

In 2025, NOAA celebrates 50 years of its heralded Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program, known as GOES. For five decades, NOAA and NASA have partnered to advance NOAA satellite observations from geostationary orbit.

The first GOES satellite was launched on Oct. 16, 1975. The early GOES satellites were spin stabilized and viewed the earth only about ten percent of the time. These satellites were in operation from 1975 until 1994.

Jan 14, 2025 · GOES provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and monitoring of solar activity and space weather. GOES satellites orbit 22,236 miles above Earth’s equator, at …

GOES 1 (SMS-C) was a NASA-developed, NOAA-operated, geosynchronous, and operational spacecraft.

Oct 16, 2015 · 40 years ago today, on October 16, 1975, NOAA’s first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite was launched. Known as GOES-A when it launched, the satellite was designated GOES-1 once...

The first satellite in the GOES program (GOES-1) was launched on October 16, 1975 and quickly became an essential component of services provided by the National Weather Service.