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Satellite Programme:
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 1st generation
Programme details
Programme description
Series of 7 operational GEO satellites, follow-on of the SMS series.
Substantially identical to SMS. Improvement with GOES-4 by the modification of VISSR into VAS for atmospheric sounding.
USA programme: NOAA responsible of the overall programme and the operations, NASA responsible of the development of the space segment.
The satellites are stabilised by spin.
The design lifetime is 5 years.
Satellite at two positions, around 75°W (GOES-E) and 135°W (GOES-W).
The replacement policy is based on a common backup satellite around 105°W.
See detailed description at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/SpacecraftQuery.jsp .
Data circulation
Real-time acquisition and dissemination in near-real-time by NOAA.
Agencies
NOAA
, NASA
Programme lifetime
1975 - 1996
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 1st generation
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .