_otd-in-space-may-17-nasa-launches-1st-synchronous-meteorological-satellite.jpg "OTD In Space – May 17: NASA Launches 1st Synchronous Meteorological Satellite from vera farmiga feet Video Screenshot Preview")
GalleryPlay Video:
(Note: The default playback of the video is HD VERSION. If your browser is buffering the video slowly, please play the REGULAR MP4 VERSION or Open The Video below for better experience. Thank you!)
⏲ Duration: 1:11
👁 View: 245K times
✓ Published: 18-May-2024
👁 View: 245K times
✓ Published: 18-May-2024
Description:
On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1.<br/><br/>This was the first satellite designed to monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit. This kind of orbit allowed it to stay above a fixed location as Earth rotates. One of the instruments on this spacecraft was a visible infrared spin-scan radiometer (VISSR), which provided high-quality cloudcover data 24 hours a day. It also carried a data collection and transmission system that allowed it to relay data from central weather facilities to smaller regional stations. Another device known as a space environmental monitor measured the charged particles in Earth’s radiation belts and the solar wind. The satellite was shaped like a cylinder and measured about 7.5 feet long, not including a 33-inch magnetometer that stuck out of one end. It launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta rocket and remained operational for about 7 years. It was replaced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new GOES satellite, which was almost identical.
On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1.<br/><br/>This was the first satellite designed to monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit. This kind of orbit allowed it to stay above a fixed location as Earth rotates. One of the instruments on this spacecraft was a visible infrared spin-scan radiometer (VISSR), which provided high-quality cloudcover data 24 hours a day. It also carried a data collection and transmission system that allowed it to relay data from central weather facilities to smaller regional stations. Another device known as a space environmental monitor measured the charged particles in Earth’s radiation belts and the solar wind. The satellite was shaped like a cylinder and measured about 7.5 feet long, not including a 33-inch magnetometer that stuck out of one end. It launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta rocket and remained operational for about 7 years. It was replaced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new GOES satellite, which was almost identical.
Share with your friends:
Whatsapp | Viber | Telegram | Line | SMS
Email | Twitter | Reddit | Tumblr | Pinterest
_taissa-farmiga-feet-scene.webp "Soles Mate")
_russian-ballerina-crafts-paintings-with-her-feet-while-dancing.webp "Russian ballerina crafts paintings with her feet while dancing from vera farmiga feet")
_vera-farmiga-feet-bates-motel.webp "tom rodgers")
_elena-satine.webp "FEET GR")
_la-seydoux.webp "FEET GR")
_the-goldbergs-feet-scene.webp "Soles Mate")
_asteroid-captured-by-virtual-telescope-project.webp "Asteroid 2008 OS7 was captured by Gianluca Masi from Virtual Telescope Project. It's closest approach to Earth was about 1.77 million miles (2.85 million kilometers) away. The space rock is rought 90 feet (271 meters) wide. <br/><br/>Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Gianluca Masi / Virtual Telescope Project | edited by Steve Spaleta")
_vera-new-2024-124-the-ghost-position-124-best-british-crime-drama.webp "Lan Anh Tô Màu")
_taissa-farmiga-feet-scene.jpg)
_russian-ballerina-crafts-paintings-with-her-feet-while-dancing.jpg)
_vera-farmiga-feet-bates-motel.jpg)
_elena-satine.jpg)
_la-seydoux.jpg)
_the-goldbergs-feet-scene.jpg)
_asteroid-captured-by-virtual-telescope-project.jpg)
_vera-new-2024-124-the-ghost-position-124-best-british-crime-drama.jpg)
![[+]](/images/menu.gif){kind=small}